Future

Sensor technology has gone a long way but the future’s still bright. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have designed bionic technology that will be controlled via electrodes on or under the skin. Furthermore, arms manipulated by sensors directly on the nerves and brain implants are in clinical trials now.

Demand

The goal of current sensor research is to recover what was taken by a disaster.  There are nearly 2 million amputees in the United States alone who could benefit from the breakthrough of new sensor technology. Therefore, people who are missing limbs dream about being in the physical state of touching and feeling before the accident happened, and that is why sensor technology will be popular.

Barrier to Adoption

A main barrier to entry for sensor technology, are people being scared to have the brain surgery to insert the chip that would assist in moving their new arm. This is due to limited supply of doctors who also have minimal experience since this technology is new. Furthermore, the ethical reason would be a barrier as well. One day, bionic combined with sensory technology may make artificial limbs stronger and faster, therefore, people may take advantage of this and  choose to have their limbs replaced.