Cyborg A cyborg ( short for " cyb " ernetic " org " anism ) was a being that was composed of both natural and artificial systems , ranging from prosthetics to implants to entirely mechanical casings operated by or sustaining the organic parts of that particular entity . The term biomechanoid was also used to apply to cybernetic - biological integrations , such as the Dalek battle computer requiring a human to operate it ( TV : " Remembrance of the Daleks " ) , the Dragon that guarded Iceworld ( TV : " Dragonfire " ) , and the Ice Warrior s . ( TV : " Cold War " ) Cyborgs were sometimes victims of injury in which their biological bodies were damaged beyond their ability to heal . ( TV : " The Pirate Planet " , " Voyage of the Damned " ) Both the Mondasian Cybermen and Pete ' s World Cybermen were examples of cyborgs which , due to widespread use of standard parts , could be considered a race . Sometimes pure robots such as K9 Mark 2 and CCPC s were referred to as cyborgs . ( TV : " Liberation " , " The Bounty Hunter " , " Mutant Copper " ) K9 himself commonly referred to himself as a cybernetic organism . ( TV : " The Korven " , " Robot Gladiators " ) Known cyborgs . Known cyborgs and extent of alterations include : Development . Most cyborgs originated as organic lifeforms who suffered bodily damage or loss of body parts , necessitating mechanical replacements . The Cybermen originally were organics , but made themselves cybernetic in order to sustain their lives . ( TV : " The Tenth Planet " , AUDIO : " Spare Parts " ) Daleks were originally humanoid organics . They became mutants encased in bonded polycarbide armour to survive a nuclear war and wipe out all other life . ( TV : " Genesis of the Daleks " , " Remembrance of the Daleks " ) Not all cyborgs were originally organic , both Mechanoid s ( AUDIO : " The Juggernauts " ) and CCPC s ( TV : " Mutant Copper " ) were implanted with human DNA . The results were the Juggernaut s and Birdie . History . Cyborgs were found throughout the universe . In Christmas 2008 , cyborgs were aboard the starship " Titanic " , ( Max Capricorn and Bannakaffalatta ) . It was spoken of how the society of the time despised cyborgs , although it was also mentioned cyborgs were beginning to get equal rights ( e . g . rights to marry ) . ( TV : " Voyage of the Damned " ) Psychology . Many cyborgs considered their form of life to be superior to organic life , in the case of the Cybermen they viewed this as a failing of organic life and sought to convert organics via a process of Cyber - conversion into beings such as themselves , or other beings similar such as Cybermat s . ( TV : " Attack of the Cybermen " , AUDIO : " The Crystal of Cantus " ) Other species , such as the Dalek s considered themselves to be the superior beings and sought to exterminate or subjugate all other life in the universe that was not a Dalek . ( TV : " Genesis of the Daleks " ) Unlike the Cybermen they did not attempt to alter or convert other species into a Dalek life form . However the Daleks did experiment with bodily possession of humanoid beings , and elements of humanoid and Dalek " essences " . ( AUDIO : " The Curse of Davros " , TV : " The Power of the Daleks " ) In extreme circumstances ; the Daleks did convert humanoid species into Dalek mutants to be placed within a Dalek travel machine , in these circumstances it was due to necessity , unlike the Cybermen ' s motivations . ( AUDIO : " The Time of the Daleks " ) Emotions . Some cyborgs had emotion s , and others did not . Bannakaffalatta had emotional feelings of attraction , kindness , attitude , self - sacrifice , humour and taking offence . ( TV : " Voyage of the Damned " ) On the other hand , both the Mondasian and Pete ' s World Cybermen had their emotions removed via an emotional inhibitor placed within their chest plate , because emotions would " destroy " them . This was used by the Tenth Doctor , who stopped the inhibitors inside the Pete ' s World Cybermen from working , and Craig Owens , who , in his own words , " blew them up with love " for his son Alfie , overloading the emotional inhibitor s . The Cybermen , who were once human , realised what they had become ; they were driven insane and died . ( TV : " The Age of Steel " , " Closing Time " ) The opposite of the Cybermen ' s case occurred in the CCPC Birdie , who was originally a pure robot . The fact that he had emotions was a contributing factor to his cyborg status . ( TV : " Mutant Copper " ) Research and study . Many scientists of various species studied cybernetics , including Dr Tanizaki , ( TV : " Cyberwoman " ) Professor Alistair Gryffen ( TV : " Regeneration " ) and Davros . ( AUDIO : " The Juggernauts " ) Cybernetics was a branch of knowledge on Gallifrey , indeed studied and mastered by the Doctor . ( TV : " Destiny of the Daleks " )