Military Tech: This DARPA robot can conquer all terrains

The following showcase video released by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency showcases a highly agile military robot prototype capable of navigating serious obstructions and terrains.

Prepare to witness aimpressive glimpse at our future robot soldier. DARPA released this stunning video showing how an autonomous robot can navigate- and jump over obstacles with ease. The Pet-Proto is a predecessor the Atlas robot which traverses a simulated hallway containing a very tall step and a thin walkway.  It easily uses its strong arms to balance itself as it climbs a step, then perfectly leaps down with a thud. The highly agile walker stretches its legs to continue its way along the thin edges of a gutted hallway floor.

A day in the year 2020; Future life concept video

The future of commercial sex; Future trends that will completely chance the sex industry

A recent study estimates that online porn, which comprises only a single aspect of the commercial sex industry, in 2010 was responsible for as much as 34% of all Internet traffic, which is quite an astonishing number to say the very least. The (commercial) sex industry added close to 14 billion dollar to the US economy, not even counting prostitution in. Commercial sex has a global reach that extends beyond every border. Developments in society and technology have set the commercial sex industry on a path to become more conventional and socially acceptable. 

Now that we know the importance of the sex industry in our society, let's have a look at at the future and highlight a few trends that will shape the next few decades of the commercial sex industry.

Chip implants

Smart-chip implant developed in 2009

Chip implants is a controversial issue in today's society. However in the not-so-distant future we will all be equipped with one. Where currently we make payments using cash money, credit cards or NFC mobile payments, some 20 years into the future we will only have to place our hand on a smart-reader. Passports will globally be replaced as well with the use of this smart-chip implanted in the palm of our hand and even communication and information retrieval is said to start using the same in conjunction with another kind of implants, which directly connects to the brain.

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