While the cyborg's eyes don't technically exist yet, a hacksmith was able to turn his eye into a flashlight, making it look like a cyborg in cyberpunk style. The project included the hacksmith modifying his prosthetic eye and turning it into something more.
The Potential Use of a Prosthetic Eye that Doubles as a Flashlight
While the eye does not technically provide any other use cases besides a flashlight, it looks cool. It resembles the different cyborg body mods as seen on cyberpunk-themed content. Even the game "Cyberpunk" itself also revolved around different body modifications.
It's arguable that the flashlight-upgraded prosthetic eye has some real-life usecases but when looking at how lamps are used, it can actually be very useful in tactical situations. Having a prosthetic eye with the flashlight could be just like having a regular flashlight or using a phone's light to look for something.
'Cyberpunk' is Already Filled with Characters that Come with Body Mods, Including Potentially Prosthetic Eyes
According to the story by Hackaday, "Cyberpunk" is already filled with characters that come with body mods. These body mods include certain things like eyes, limbs, and even organs for added stats or upgraded functions.
A hacksmith by the name of bsmachinist was able to create a prosthetic eye and upload it to TikTok. The project was spotted on Reddit and has started to gain widespread attention, for it looks really cool.
This was Not the First Time a Prosthetic Eye was Upgraded
This is not the first time that bsmachinist created the prosthetic eye. The article by Hackaday has been machining titanium prosthetic eyes for more than five years.
The latest iteration was called the Skull Lamp, and it had a high-brightness LED which he says is actually good for reading books at night and other types of tasks that would otherwise need a headlamp to perform.
The Eye's Battery Life can Last for Up to 20 Hours and Relies on a Unique Activation Procedure
As for its battery life, the engineered prosthetic eye can last 20 hours and has a unique way of activating it. The Skull Lamp bsmachinist switched on the device by passing a magnet near the prosthetic, as seen on Instagram.
The article by Hackaday notes that they love seeing how prosthetics have been advancing in the last few years. This is as the proliferation of advanced tools has been widely more available to makers for more complicated projects.
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Other Potential Real-Life Uses for the Prosthetic Eye that was Upgraded with the Flashlight
While the project was engineered with the intent of it being fun and cool, it still has some real-life usecases. As per bsmachinist, the hacksmith could use the prosthetic eye as a flashlight to read books.
When it comes to other potential usecases, the prosthetic flashlight eye could be used for certain things like venturing into the dark or exploring dark places. The prosthetic eye might even be a cooler replacement for a flashlight in general.
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Written by Urian B.
