How great it would be to have an extra pair of hands? Carrying your groceries and opening doors would no longer be a balancing act. Brushing your teeth, hair, and readying the razor all at once would ...

Ari tries a “third thumb” and explores how new tech is reshaping our idea of being human. A rapidly changing modern world, with its technological advancements and pressing global issues, challenges ...

We all know about Dick Cheney’s pacemaker, people who have insulin pumps, DARPA’s full body exoskeleton, and the controversy surrounding the Olympic “Blade Runner’s” artificial legs as if he were The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In the 1927 German sci-fi cult classic "Metropolis," director Fritz Lang presents a striking vision of the year 2026, introducing ...

LONDON – Nearly two-thirds of people in leading Western European countries would consider augmenting the human body with technology to improve their lives, mostly to improve health, according to ...

When we hear of human augmentation, it’s easy to picture something out of a sci-fi movie. But actually, we interact with human augmentation devices and capabilities on a day-to-day basis without it ...

Research into various human augmentation technologies is progressing with little regard for the ethical consequences, despite its clear dual use nature for both medical and military applications, says ...

Businesses in industries and critical infrastructures that rely on manual handling are facing severe labor shortages, made even more challenging as workers age or fall out of the labor force on a ...

Human augmentation technology offers vast potential for many different industries. These developments combine medicine and technology to increase the capabilities of the human body. However, those ...