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Stelarc is a pioneering performance artist and researcher whose work sits at the radical intersection of human biology, technology, and posthuman philosophy. Best known for provocative explorations of prosthetics, robotics, and remote existence, Stelarc has spent decades challenging fundamental assumptions about the body, agency, and what it means to be human in an increasingly technologized world. His influential 1991 paper "Prosthetics, Robotics and Remote Existence: Postevolutionary Strategies" (30 citations) established a foundational framework for reimagining the body not as a biological given but as a site of technological extension and reinvention — a theme he continued developing through the mid-1990s with related work on cyber strategies and post-human identity. Stelarc's collaborative research on the *Articulated Head*, a robotic installation featuring a virtual human mounted on an industrial arm, generated significant scholarly attention (29 citations), probing questions of artificial agency and embodied cognition in art contexts. His broader contributions to the discourse on robots and art (27 citations) have cemented his reputation as a uniquely cross-disciplinary thinker. With over 130 cumulative citations, Stelarc's work remains essential reading for anyone navigating the philosophy of technology, cybernetics, and the evolving boundaries of human embodiment.