Enhanced trackers to the seemingly impossible chips in brains and more. We’re living in an age of Science Fiction Inventions become reality.
Go back just a few years and fitness trackers and other wearable tech didn’t exist as we know it today as Science Fiction Inventions. There were no wristbands tracking your steps, heart rate or sleep patterns. And yet, today, with what has gone before during these past years, we have the luxury of predicting a level of technology that may have seemed hard to comprehend now only a matter of years or even months away.
At some point down the road, ethics will also become a huge factor in the development of more sophisticated technology, but for now, let’s just enjoy the thought of some remarkable future devices, some of which are already in the works.
Smart Jewellery
Although this isn’t all that far-fetched, it is still worth noting. We’ve already seen the likes of smart rings that track your health with heart rate and sleep monitoring. Now, with additional items such as a pair of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and more, you can look the part while still being able to track all those vital health stats you’re interested in.
Watches and fitness trackers have already become fashion pieces for many, so smart jewelry is the logical next step in the wearable tech evolution.
Intelligent Prosthetics
I’m sure you’ve all seen the Boston Robotics parkour robots over the past year which also a Part of Science Fiction Inventions. For some, it leaves a feeling of glee and enthusiasm for the future. For others, it’s a terrifying glimpse of the slippery slope to a Terminator-style doomsday event around the corner. That said, the company working on these robots have also been working on smart prosthetics.
These prosthetics aren’t just there to look aesthetic but, instead, perform a function of the limb or digit it is meant to replace. In some instances, it could also do more than conventional tasks, enabling wearers to do a lot more with the additional power and strength it can provide. Another company also working on such technology is MIT Media Lab.
The military has been a big proponent of intelligent prosthetics – it’s not hard to understand why. With the possibility of a stronger soldier in the field, it’s a clear incentive to invest heavily in this area. Tying into the likes of prosthetics is that of the exoskeleton. The idea was originally to enable those with some level of paralyses to continue life as normal, now opens up the possibility of the super-soldier as well.
Cerebral Chips
As strange as it seems to think, this is no longer something from a sci-fi film – and we’ve seen many. Elon Musk’s company, Neural ink Corporation, has been investing and experimenting with neural technology, placing a chip into the brain to perform specific functions. Its a good example of Science Fiction Inventions.
Earlier this year, Musk showcased the enablement of a monkey to play the game, Pong, using only its mind to control the movements. The idea behind this technology is to assist those paralyzed to be able to communicate and perform functions with mere thoughts via their mobiles and computers. This will, indeed, be a breakthrough in the healthcare industry.
The scary end of this is the potential risk of being hacked. While any technology connected to any network runs the risk of being taken over through hacking, it’s far scarier to consider that someone could hack your brain.
Cerebral chips are definitely part of the future of wearable tech.
Smart Skin
There are two aspects to this research. The first is more of a figurative usage of the term “smart skin”. This is a tight-fit bodysuit that one wears ‘like skin’ that tracks your health metrics throughout the day. It’s something that would be worn daily under your clothing without the need for additional wearables such as fitness trackers, watches or even smart jewellery.
The second of these is a lot more literal – actual smart skin. This is tissue that has been printed that is then attached to a person. The technology has been tested on animals where tissues were created and attached to then start tracking various stats.
This technology can be used on burn victims, for example, where skin grafts are required and can be used to assist the healing process. In other instances, it could be used as a tracker, monitoring movements and other biometric stats.
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