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> [Kids are really inspired to not just apply senses to robots and machines, but to try them on themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/kids-are-really-inspired-to-not-just-apply-senses-to-robots-and/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

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> [It's strange that we create tech and then we apply it to machines, when we could apply it to ourselves. Cars can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/it-s-strange-that-we-create-tech-and-then-we-apply-it-to-machines/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

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> [We should find inspiration in the senses that already exist and try to copy them and apply them to us. If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/we-should-find-inspiration-in-the-senses-that-already-exist-and-try/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

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## More by Neil Harbisson

> [I don’t feel that I’m using technology. I don’t feel that I’m wearing technology. I feel that I am technology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/i-don-t-feel-that-i-m-using-technology-i-don-t-feel-that-i-m-wearing/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [We need to get used to seeing humans with antennas sticking out of their heads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/we-need-to-get-used-to-seeing-humans-with-antennas-sticking-out-of/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [Instead of using technology or wearing technology constantly, we will start becoming technology,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/instead-of-using-technology-or-wearing-technology-constantly-we-will/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [Kids are really inspired to not just apply senses to robots and machines, but to try them on themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/kids-are-really-inspired-to-not-just-apply-senses-to-robots-and/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [Knowledge comes from our senses, extend our senses and we extend our knowledge. Let's stop building apps for mobile phones and start building apps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/knowledge-comes-from-our-senses-extend-our-senses-and-we-extend-our/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [It's strange that we create tech and then we apply it to machines, when we could apply it to ourselves. Cars can now detect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/it-s-strange-that-we-create-tech-and-then-we-apply-it-to-machines/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [If we extend our senses, then, consequently, we will extend our knowledge. It's really very basic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/if-we-extend-our-senses-then-consequently-we-will-extend-our/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [Color is everywhere, so everything has changed. I still can't see color, but I can perceive it. I can experience it in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/color-is-everywhere-so-everything-has-changed-i-still-can-t-see-color/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [The biggest challenge for cyborgs is to be socially accepted. Society needs to accept that there are people who wish to use technology as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/the-biggest-challenge-for-cyborgs-is-to-be-socially-accepted-society/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [We should find inspiration in the senses that already exist and try to copy them and apply them to us. If we compare our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/we-should-find-inspiration-in-the-senses-that-already-exist-and-try/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/if-we-extend-our-senses-we-will-consequently-extend-our-knowledge/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [There's no legal protection for cyborgs. In 2010, I started the Cyborg Foundation to defend our rights. Cyborgs have been kicked out from several…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/there-s-no-legal-protection-for-cyborgs-in-2010-i-started-the-cyborg/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

> [When you're a little weird, you aspire to be normal; when you're very weird, you aspire to be recognized for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-harbisson/when-you-re-a-little-weird-you-aspire-to-be-normal-when-you-re-very/)

[Neil Harbisson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-harbisson/)

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