Human Augmentation — The future is in our hands

Have you ever thought of backing up your memories just like you back up your smartphone? In some years, it may become possible.

Technology has been continuously evolving, and we are at the stage of evolving humans. As the name implies, human augmentation is just an “Extension” of ourselves. It amplifies human capability or potential through medicine or technology. Eyeglasses, smart glasses, artificial limbs, chip implants, and genetic modifications are all examples of augmentations.

It’s not limited to enhancing our abilities but, it has the power to replace human interaction and how we see ourselves as human beings. It leads us to a question: should we augment ourselves?

Present-day technology is a lifesaver to mankind, and at present, it has provided numerous ways to augment ourselves. Imagine augmenting your body for comfort and well-being. The transformation will not make you charming but will shape your livelihood simpler and unchallenging.

EnChroma, a California-based company is creating glasses that allow people who are color blind to see the spectrum of the light first time. Hövding is an airbag bicycle helmet that contains accelerometers that inflates in 0.1 seconds into the helmet when it senses danger. These inventions are serving the world in the journey to end disability.

Primarily, human augmentation should reward the lives of those with disorders and illnesses. Apart from that, some jobs demand human enhancement so that humans can perform the function better.

We must welcome the advancement in automation and robotic engineering in a paradigm that is even and fair-handed. Human augmentation will fetch humanity into dimensions that redefine human potential.

Author — Meghana Peethambaran | IT-2