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There are multiple areas of research needed for brain-robot integration.
Ranking in order of importance from my point of view
At this point you have a brain in a jar.
At this point you've got a brain in a jar that can see.
Now you have a brain in a jar that can talk; and probably browse the web.
After which you've got a full-on cyborg.
I'd say, artificial organs are not the top priority as there are different alternatives. One way would be to genetical engineer microbes to perform the tasks, another would be to have organs which need not necessarily be human do it. A failing organ could be replaced cheaply and the mechanism for preparing the blood need not be as small. That would be the part that I would outsource.
Likewise artificial limbs. My understanding is that there are humanoid robots already available. I'd say that one is covered.
The focus would be neurointerfacing. The first inte... (read more)