Future Technology in 2020 - 2040 Part 1: SegBots, transformable recumbent bicycle & micro-satellites

This is part 1 in a series of articles showing you which future technologies you can expect to see throughout the 2020's and 2030's. All of these examples are not simply guessed upon, they are real upcoming technologies already in existence and/or in an advanced state of development. Since consumer markets are usually behind some 5 to 10 years to actual technological developments, and all of the below examples have been verified, you can be pretty sure to come across them in the very near future :)

A SegBot, or Segmented Robot is a robot consisting of several individually operating robots, which, when assenbled togethers form one robot. A SegBot Unit may be varying in size from several inches to a small as a hair’s thickness (nano-bot). It is widely believed that the first SegBots will start to see daylight around the year 2020.

A transformable recumbent bicycle or TRB is a transformable bicycle which can be used in upright position, for example in city enviroments, as well as in a recumbent position, for example when used in leisure-biking.

A micro-satellite is a smaller, smarter and more efficient version of the current satellites in use today. They are usually linked together to form a micro-satellite network or smart satellite network. Micro-satellites will initially be the size of a regular storage box, and gradually nearing the 2030 it will be technological possible to make satellites as small as a cookie-jar. Scientists expect the size to furth shrink down to stamp-size by the year 2040, after which we may see the introduction of nano-satellites.

Dental Bots or DentaBots are dental cleaning nano-bots (microscopic small robots) believed to replace the traditional toothpaste and toothbrush. They manifest in a mouthwash-like liquid substance, clensing the teeth at microscopic level. In a later stage, Detal Bots may also be included in drinks and foods, which will abolish the need for saily dental care. Dental Bots may in the future also be able to communicate and work in a smart network which will enable them to provide feedback about the condition of the teeth.