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We all imagine a future full of happiness and comfort. Looking at
history, this isn’t hard to guess that future will surely be more
comforting for humans (don’t listen to those sci-fi movies), though the
possibility of potential disaster will always be there. But let’s assume
that our future is going to be better, and the innovations we have
included in this list could be helpful doing that. So let’s get into the
list of some recent innovations that can make our lives easier and
better in near future.
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Agile Robots
Recently scientists have created machines that have the ability to
balance, walk and run across rough and uneven terrain, making them far
more useful in navigating human environments.
For decades humans are waiting for robots to come in our lives. There’s
no doubt that in near future robots will be our friends, pets, helpers
and even life partners. Development of Agile robots is one step towards
that future. |
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Neuromorphic Chips
Do You know our brain the most advance processing machine in the entire
known universe. Human brain is capable of processing information at
lighting speed without using much energy. Neuromorophic engineering is
an attempt to mimic the way our brain functions, fast and very
efficiently. This would help us to make ultra-fast and super-efficient
processors that can be used in smartphones, computers and perhaps
robots. |
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Organic Radical Batteries
Nowadays smartphones are our biggest friends, they’re becoming more and
more powerful every passing year. Only drawback of these powerful
electronic machines is the battery life which seems to be getting
shorter as we’re moving in future.
An organic radical battery (ORB) is coming to tackle that problem. These
batteries are relatively new type of battery first developed in 2005.
This type of battery is generally not available for the consumer,
however their development is approaching practical use. ORBs are
potentially more environmentally friendly than conventional metal-based
batteries, which is a big plus. They use organic radical polymers, which
are flexible plastics, instead of metals to provide electrical power.
ORBs are considered to be a high-power alternative to current Li-ion
battery. |
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Virtual Reality Headsets
Although the the idea of Virtual reality isn’t any new, but 2016 is
marked as a year when virtual reality picked some velocity in
development. For now, it’s focusing primarily to the gamers which isn’t
a bad thing, VR is best suited for gaming. Like most of the entries on
this list, this one also needs many improvements and tackle couple of
issues to finally be able to used by a large number of people around the
world. But this piece of technology sure do have bright future, so
bright that it may cause problem to your eyes. |
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Self-Driving Cars
Self driving cars are perhaps the most awaited technology in the world.
Millions of people die each year in crashes, and most of them are caused
due to napping and alcohol. But self driving cars will cure the disease
called carelessness.
However, all the goodness aside, this technology is still under
development and require hell lot of improvement to be somewhat
revolutionary. Recently while testing, Google’s driverless car collided
into a bus in order to avoid sandbags blocking its path. So, this
technology needs to learn, and take best possible decisions at the time
of need. While this kind of things happen everyday with humans, but hey
it promises to be better than humans not similar.
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