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On August 24, 1998, Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, successfully implanted the chip into his arm, making him the first perso...

Who was the first person to implant a chip?

On August 24, 1998, Warwick, a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, successfully implanted the chip into his arm, making him the first person in the world to carry a chip in his body.

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Professor Warwick had the chip implanted in his arm under local anaesthesia under sterile conditions. The chip is placed in a small glass tube 23 mm long and 3 mm in diameter, which contains 64 instructions in addition to a silicon chip and an electromagnetic coil. People choose instructions according to their needs, these instructions are issued by special signals, sensors receive these signals and then issue instructions, into a master computer, the computer according to these instructions to the door or light switch, adjust the temperature in the office and other operations. Professor Warwick expects the trial to last about a week, during which time Professor Warwick will carry out various automatic control experiments in his office using a chip he carries inside his body.

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Some scientists believe that chip implantation technology holds great promise. After the human body is implanted with a chip, it can be used to communicate directly with the computer to achieve a variety of computer operations, which helps some disabled or frail elderly people, as well as people with temporary mobility difficulties, so that they can take care of themselves. In addition, some scientists are exploring the use of chip technology in the treatment of difficult diseases and other aspects. The latest treatment for Parkinson's disease, for example, involves embedding electrodes in specific parts of the brain that send electrical signals from the outside to the brain, causing the patient to stop shaking.

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However, there are still some difficult hurdles to overcome in the technology of human chip implantation. For example, the small glass tube in the arm may leak or break, causing danger, and it is also very troublesome to replace the chip in the human body. Some human rights and religious groups also oppose it, arguing that the implantation of human chips will threaten the privacy and dignity of people or herald the invasion of machinery into the realm of God.

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From artificial hearts to artificial joints and skin, almost every organ in the human body is constantly being replaced by artificial organs. In any case, the process of mechanization of the human body (people who are kept alive by mechanical devices) has begun and will continue.


The first person to implant a chip into a human body was Swedish scientist Kevin Warwick. In 1998, Warwick successfully implanted a microchip into his wrist to study the direct connection between humans and computers. The chip allows him to automatically open doors, control lights and interact directly with computer systems in his lab. Warwick's experiments have attracted widespread attention, and he is considered one of the first pioneers to try to fuse people with technology. His experiments paved the way for later biological implants and made groundbreaking contributions to the exploration of human-computer interaction.


In 1998, Briton Kevin Warwick became the first living human in world history to have a silicon chip implanted in his body, using a tiny device on his arm as a remote control tool. The experiment lasted nine days, after which the chip was removed.