Building the Bionic Eye—With Car Tech

Dr. Michael Beyeler and his team at UC Santa Barbara are prepping a smart prosthesis that provides cues to the visually impaired, much like a computer vision system talks to a self-driving car.

By S.C. Stuart

Over the years, cyberpunk tales and sci-fi series have featured characters with cybernetic vision—most recently, Star Trek Discovery’s Lieutenant Keyla Detmer and her…