Peter Scott-Morgan Obituary

Dr. Peter B. Scott-Morgan was an English-American scientist.

Scott-Morgan was educated at King’s College School, Wimbledon, where he became head boy.

Scott-Morgan has a BSc in computing science and a PhD (1986) from Imperial College London which was the first doctorate awarded by a robotics department in a British university.

Scott-Morgan’s thesis was “A technical and managerial methodology for robotisation : an approach to cost-effective introduction of robotics technology into industry with particular reference to flexible assembly systems”.

Scott-Morgan is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

Dr. Scott-Morgan had motor neurone disease and used robotics to turn himself into a human cyborg.

Dr. Scott-Morgan was the subject of Channel 4’s documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg in 2020.

Dr. Scott-Morgan who hails from Torquay, Devon, decided to challenge what it meant to be human when he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2017, using robotics to extend his life.

In an interview on This Morning in 2021, Dr. Scott-Morgan said he always believed he could ‘change everything whatever the odds’ with knowledge and technology after being inspired by sci-fi programmes Doctor Who and Star Trek as a child.

Dr. Scott-Morgan said;

‘In short, as a transitioning cyborg my overall quality of life is exceptional.

‘I have love, I have fun, I have hope, I have dreams and I have purpose and did I mention, I’m still alive.

‘Really alive, not just one of the living dead, not just surviving, thriving. So when you ask the best thing in the last four years, not being dead is right up there.

Sadly, Dr. Scott-Morgan, The Cyborg Man died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, surrounded by his family.