Creating Synthetic Wombs
March 10, 2020Head Mounted Displays
March 10, 2020Commercial Full-Body Exoskeletons
More practical versions of these apparatuses will be made available for commercial applications.
Movies like Iron Man and Avatar depict mechanized suits that can give average humans superpowers. This year, more practical versions of these apparatuses will be made available for commercial applications.
Sarcos Robotics’s Guardian XO is a battery-powered suit intended for construction sites, mines, and factories. Built to enhance worker productivity, the suits help people lift heavy loads—up to 198 pounds—without back strain.
Ekso Bionics, which develops medical-grade exoskeletons, created a vest intended to help workers more easily perform high exertion overhead tasks.
Related trends
This trend is part of our section on Wearables. Other trends in this section include:
- Wear5
- Rings and Bracelets
- Hearables / Earables
- Head Mounted Displays
- Connected Fabrics
- Smart Belts and Shoes
- Smart Gloves
- Touch-Sensitive Materials
- Cloud-Based Wireless Body Area Networks
- Adaptive Wearable Technologies
- Commercial Full-Body Exoskeletons
- Wearable Air Conditioners
- Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs)
- Smartwatches
This trend is related to the following industries:
Accountants, Advertising/Public Relations/Marketing, Aerospace, Auditors, Beauty, Biosciences, Builders/General Contractors, Casinos/Gambling, Chemical & Related Manufacturing, Civil Servants/Public Officials, Clergy & Religious Organizations, Clothing Manufacturing, Construction, Covid-19/ coronavirus, Defense, Doctors & Other Health Professionals, Drug Manufacturers, Education Colleges & Universities, Entertainment Industry, Environment, Finance, Fitness Companies, Government - International, Government - National, Government Regulators, Health Professionals, Hospitality, Human Resources, Information Technology, Insurance, Law Enforcement, Lawyers/Law Firms/Legal Industry, Lobbyists, Luxury Retail, Manufacturing, National Security, Pharmaceuticals/Health Products, Professional Services, Professional Sports, Retail, Technology Company, Trade Associations, Urban Planning, Waste Management, Work (Future of)