10 Sci-Fi Tech That's So Close We Can Barely Contain Ourselves
8. Exoskeletons
Ultra-powerful, robotically enhanced super-humans, anyone? Countless sci-fi exoskeletons have thundered across our screens over the years in everything from Iron Man to Avatar, but now many exoskeletal systems are currently being developed all over the world.
The practical application for these at the moment is mostly medical, designed to allow paralysed patients to walk again, or assist those recovering from injury as an aid to their physiotherapy. This said, its only a matter of time before the technology spreads in to other sectors.
The military application is obvious, providing super-strength and armouring, but they could also be used in many manufacturing processes, or perhaps even in some kind of dystopian gladiatorial sport of the future, with highly armoured and enhanced warrior battling it out in an earth-shattering showdown...or something, who knows. Basically anything that could do with just a little extra oomph, could well call for an exoskeleton.