Exoskeletons helping the paralysed to walk; tiny maggot-inspired devices gnawing at brain tumours; machines working tirelessly as hospital helpers; in many respects, the future of medicine is already here.
Experts say that, at the experimental level, human skills are already being enhanced or replaced by robots and other hi-tech substitutes – and these may become commonplace just a few years from now. “If one had spoken of this 10 years ago, people would have said it’s science fiction. Today, it is a reality,” French ophthalmologist Gerard Dupeyron said of one of the most advanced technologies helping people today – the bionic eye.
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