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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The head scientist of the US Space Force has an unusual idea for how to maintain military dominance: augmenting and upgrading human soldiers. Speaking at an Air Force Research Laboratory event, Space ...

More than half of U.S. adults (56%) said that widespread use of brain chips to enhance cognitive function would be a bad idea for society. Many Americans who are highly religious and identify with ...