A part human and part machine man will be popping in to a Kingston pub for a pint later today.

The world’s first academic cyborg will be speaking at Woody’s bar in Ram Passage this evening.

Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, has had a silicon chip implanted into his arm allowing him to operate doors, lights and computers without lifting a finger.

He will be telling attendees how to improve their abilities, including intelligence, with implants like his.

The event was organised by Kingston University as part of a Cafe Scientifique series which originally began in Leeds in 1998.

James White, assistant manager at Woody’s bar, said: “It is exciting – seems very futuristic. We should be very busy tonight. They normally take over the pub when they get here.”

Mr Warwick said: “It’s science, not science fiction. We wouldn’t fly, drive cars or take aspirin if we didn’t like messing with nature.

“In the first instance these developments may have military uses or appeal to ‘geeks’ who simply like to be the first to try something new, but there’s a need for people in general to accept what’s available and move the parameters in their minds about what’s possible.

“It’s very exciting to look at the possibilities for improving our range of senses.”

Mr Warwick’s latest trial involved putting a chip in his wife’s arm to see if he could transmit movement, thought and emotion to her using a computer.