History Main / OrganicTechnology

* On an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'', a future society uses genetically modified primates as telepathic [=CPUs=]. Members of this society call their organic technology a "biological gestalt".

* The Vorlons and the Shadows in ''Series/BabylonFive'' both went this route. It's implied to be in some ways the ultimate form of technology, with ships which can heal themselves and think for themselves.
** The Ikarrans, a long dead race from a thousand years ago, also used organic tech, some of which still works and posed a serious threat to the station itself.
* Cylon Raiders in the rebooted ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' are synthetic organic lifeforms in a armored metal shell. Their Basestars are also partially organic, and are controlled by a human-like organic 'Hybrid' permanently linked to the Basestar. And the Cylons themselves are [[ArtificialHuman Artificial Humans]].

*** There was the TNG episode "Tin Man" where our plucky crew encounters an entirely biological spacecraft [[spoiler:whose crew had been killed off]] and it was pretty bummed out about it.
*** The pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint", involves this trope as well.
** In ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', they come across a near magical repair station that apparently [[WetwareCPU used the brains of various unconscious aliens to enhance its computer system]]. It does have an adverse effect on the minds of those connected, and they tend to make the brain useless for any other purpose if connected for too long.

* The God-Warrior in ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' is essentially a robot made of flesh; [[spoiler:having to fire it's BreathWeapon before it's fully mature causes it to slough apart]]. In the manga, it's an organic being that grows over an essentially metal or ceramic skeleton. No reason is ever given for why the God Warrior skull Nausicaa climbs at the very beginning of the manga has a cockpit. [[spoiler:The ecosystem of the forest and the Heart of Shuwa are also examples.]]

* In ''E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet'', the novel that serves as a sequel to ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', E.T. tries to return to Earth by building a spaceship almost entirely out of plants -- the hull is a giant turnip, and more exotic alien plants collected by his race are used for lighting, life support, propulsion, etc.

* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': As a result of the NeglectfulPrecursors in this AfterTheEnd setting having this, the world is filled with monsters grown from this to serve as security, usually in a hybrid form like giant WeaponizedAnimal dogs. These are controlled with (often corrupted) software via {{Nanomachine}}, as explored when a MadScientist injects said nanomachines into a subject making him a TragicMonster with HorrorHunger for metal and human flesh to feed said nanomachines, which process the eaten resources for producing new monsters and replenishing ammo. This also lets the monsters evolve via YouAreWhoYouEat.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': As a result of the NeglectfulPrecursors in this AfterTheEnd setting having this, the world is filled with monsters grown from this to serve as security, usually in a hybrid form like giant WeaponizedAnimal dogs. These are controlled with (often corrupted) software via {{Nanomachine}}, as explored when a MadScientist injects said nanomachines into a subject making him a TragicMonster with HorrorHunger for metal and human flesh to feed said nanomachines, which process the eaten resources for producing new monsters and replenishing ammo. This also lets the monsters evolve via YouAreWhoYouEat.

Civilizations who use this technology are also frequently users of SufficientlyAdvancedBambooTechnology. Depending on the aesthetic choices of the depiction, the organic technology may seem [[AmbiguousRobots Ambiguously Robotic]] as well. If the organic technology is a staple of the setting or theme, compare BioPunk.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

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* In Creator/FrankMiller's miniseries ''ComicBook/{{Ronin}}'', this form of technology plays a critical role.

* The Elite from the ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story ''ComicBook/WhatsSoFunnyAboutTruthJusticeAndTheAmericanWay'' and [[WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite the animated adaptation]] have a bio-organic starship that even features a nifty and [[TeleportSpam easily-spammable]] [[VillainTeleportation teleporter]]. It's actually a living bacterial colony from another dimension who the Elite enslaved by removing her higher-brain centers. [[spoiler:When Superman restores her sentience at the end of the story, she's all too happy to help him beat them at their own game]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' has Rhizome, a planet whose technology is based entirely around genetically engineered plants (their way of [[Main/SolarPunk living in harmony with nature). Plus, their plants are sensitive to emotion. The happier you are, the better they work for you.

* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' has an entire planet that runs on this. Plus, their plants are sensitive to emotion. The happier you are, the better they work for you.

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_nanotube_field-effect_transistor Carbon nanotube transistors]]. Okay, [[YouKeepUsingThatWord so they're closer to the scientific definition of Organic Technology than most examples]], but having your computer's circuitry be made out of the same stuff as you are fits the idea.

* Part of the weaponry possessed by the {{Super Soldier}}s Franchise/{{Batman}} fights in the ''Legends of the Dark Knight'' two-parter "Infection" are biological guns built into their forearms that use bio-gas to launch super-sharp bone fragments at high velocity, organic "bullet racks" that stretch across the chest, and organs that allow them to cannibalize human corpses to convert the bones into new bullets.

* Metal Gear RAY and the Gekkos from the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' franchise aren't organic but are machines built like they were, even capable of bleeding (it's actually "[[MachineBlood armor-repair nanopaste]]"). The {{Nanomachines}} in the series is also based on living cells. There's a field in science called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomechanics biomechanics]] that's a bit similar to this. Basically, we're studying how our bodies work and how we could use that to our advantage. A good example of biomechanics in motion would be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_artificial_muscles pneumatic artificial muscles.]]

* From [[JustForFun/WorldCreationProject our own World Building project]]; the WorldBuilding/{{Deepspawn}} use their own young as weapons. Basically, the Deepspawn are TheWormThatWalks meets TheAssimilator, so by introducing a larval colony to a rapid succession of mammalian and crustacean hosts; extracting them at the proper time, they can more or less "breed" them into weapons or siege-beasts.

* ''WebAnimation/Shed17'': This ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' fan film has this trope as an explanation for how the trains (and other vehicles) become sentient.
* ''Fanfic/VariantStrain'': A ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' × ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' cross-fic, taking place in a combined setting. Peter Parker is the protagonist.

* ''WebAnimation/Shed17'': This ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' fan film has this trope as an explanation for how the trains (and other vehicles) become sentient.

* The Martians from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' favor this, with both their clothes and their space-ships being excellent examples. In season one, the villains manage to combine the bio-tech with more inorganic technology and magic to produce a highly effective MindControlDevice.

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