Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Wearable Robotics and Prosthetics
• Implants
• Biotech and Pharma
  • Drugs, Nutrition, and Therapies
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Cosmetic Enhancers
• Information Technology
  • Advanced Wearables
  • Brain–Computer Interfaces
  • Software
• Enabling Components

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Public Acceptance
• Demand from Military Organizations
• Demand in Medical Applications
• Regulations
• Technology Integration
• Autonomous Systems
• Advances in Prosthetics and Aids
• Progress in Portable Power
• Expansion in Genomics Research
• Developments in Bioengineering

Implications of Commercialization

• Toward The Singularity
• Wins for Automation
• Restricted Access
• Health-Care Focus

Opportunities

• Agriculture and Food
  • Augmentation in Agriculture and Food
  • Augmentation from Agriculture and Food
• Health Care and Cosmetics
  • Human Augmentation in Health Care
  • Augmentation of Health-Care Workers
  • Augmentation in the Cosmetics Industry
• Construction, Mining, and Oil and Gas
  • Enhancing Cognitive Abilities
  • Enhancing Physical Abilities
• Defense and Security
  • Enhanced Physical Abilities
  • Neuroenhancements and Stimulants
  • Smart Glasses and Enhanced Vision
  • Biological Enhancements
• Entertainment and Hospitality
  • Sports and Spectators
  • Hospitality
• Finance and Information
• Manufacturing
• Transport and Logistics
  • Augmentation for Transport Operators
  • New Forms of Transport
  • Augmentation for Logistics Operations

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