Future Technology

The technology, new ideas, inventions and gadgets that will revolutionise the world as we know it and lead us head first into the future.

What makes a robot a robot? - Dr Lucy Rogers © Getty Images

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What makes a robot a robot? – Dr Lucy Rogers

An Alfred Edward Chalon watercolour of Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (nee Ada Byron) circa 1940 © Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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How Ada Lovelace’s notes on the Analytical Engine created the first computer program

Can humanity survive in the age of AI? © Getty Images

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Can humanity survive in the age of AI?

© keio university/university of tokyo

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Remote-controlled robot cuddles are here

Could dynamos be installed in the wheels of an electric car to provide a perpetual source of power? © Getty Images

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Could dynamos be installed in electric cars to provide a perpetual source of power?

Are VR headsets bad for your health? © Getty Images

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Are VR headsets bad for your health?

Can an algorithm deliver justice? © Getty Images

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Can an algorithm deliver justice?

Science Focus Podcast: This is how to invent everything © Getty Images

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This is how to invent everything – Ryan North

Could virtual reality be useful in treating anxiety disorders? © Getty Images

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How virtual reality is used in treating anxiety disorders

On Test: Your battery-powered commute © steve sayers/thesecretstudio.net

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Four zippy electric vehicles to power up your commute

© Christian Penaloza

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Two arms good, three arms better

© MARS Bioimaging

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X-rays reach new dimensions

The future of food: what we'll eat in 2028 © Blake Thomas

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The future of food: what we’ll eat in 2028

Professor Jim Al-Khalili considers the challenge chess has posed for AI © BBC/Wingspan Productions/Jodie Adams

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Why AI is not the enemy