The future can be strange at times, though almost always surprising. It comes in all shapes and forms, in all crevices of society. The impact of which it is making here today is undeniable and only further substantiates just how revolutionary the world will be in the coming decades. Whether we’re here on Earth or are exploring the cosmos, we are in for a ride of our lives. Welcome to the future!
Aquabot Swarm
Portuguese researchers demonstrated the first swarm of intelligent aquatic surface robots in a real-world environment, reaching the scale of thousands, making them ideal for tasks such as environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and maritime surveillance. SOURCE
Asteroid Mining
Nuclear Fusion
Physicists from the Max Planck Institute in Greifswald, Germany recently turned on the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, in order to produce hydrogen plasma in a process similar to what happens on the Sun. SOURCE
Future Sex Toy
Due to a unforeseen surge of online popularity, the manufacturers of a pioneering virtual reality male sex toy/video game controller had to pull their product off the market in order to accommodate the increasingly high demand. SOURCE