< Previous3 /9 8 /10 5 TRL /9 S HAPE SHIFTING Robots, which are in the Prototype Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing robots that are capable of automatically adapting and changing shape in response to either their environment or the tasks they’ve been assigned. Recent breakthroughs in the field include the development of robot swarms that can communicate and co-ordinate with one another and assemble themselves into specific shapes or structures in order to accomplish specific tasks, as well as the development of new more rudimentary robots that change shape by using more traditional acctuation systems. DEFINITION Shape Shifting Robots are robots that can change shape on demand in response to external stimulii. EXAMPLE USE CASES Today we are using prototypes to prove the theory behind the technology and refine it. In the future the primary use case of this technology could be almost unlimited and include the ability to send such robots into space where they can adpat and shape shift according to their environment and tasks, but other use cases include everything from home automation tasks all the way through to search and rescue tasks. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade interest in the field will continue to accelerate, and interest and investment will continue to grow, albeit from a very low base, primarily led by organisations in the Consumer Electronics sector, with support from univesity grants. In time we will see the technology mature to the point where researchers are able to beam high quality content directly into users eyes, but there will likely be significant cultural and regulatory hurdles to be overcome before the technology can be adopted. While Shape Shifting Robots are in the Prototype Stage, over the long term they will be enhanced by advances in Artificial Intelligence, 4D Printing, Creative Machines, Machine Vision, Polymorphic Liquid Metals, Programmable Materials, Sensors, Simulation Engines, Smart Dust, and Swarm Robotics but at this point in time it is not clear what they will be replaced by. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, explore the field, establish a point of view, experiment with it, and forecast out the potential implications of the technology. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 4 3 6 3 7 3 1 9 1963 1971 2016 2027 2038 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT SHAPE SHIFTING ROBOTS STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 400311institute.com MRL4 /9 6 /10 4 TRL /9 S LIME ROBOTS, which are in the early Prototype Stage, is the field of research concerned with trying to develop a new class of soft bodied robotic systems that are almost gelatinous - or slime-like - in form. Recent breakthroughs in this field include the development of a sea cucumber like slime robot which was capable of moving through different domains and environments and capable of manipulating and moving objects. Not only could these kinds of robots be useful in applications where traditional hard or soft bodied robots would have trouble getting into and moving through spaces, but they could also be used to help accelerate the field of Re- Configurable Electronics and other complimentary emerging technology areas. DEFINITION Slime Robots are soft bodied robots made from malleable materials that enable them to adapt to, move through, and explore different environments. EXAMPLE USE CASES At the moment Slime Robots are being used to access spaces that traditional robots cannot get into and then navigate through complex environments, but over the longer term the technology has general utility and could end up being used to augment haptic technologies, if embedded within clothing and other items, help accelerate the development of Re- Configurable Electronics and systems, as well as an array of self-healing electronics, materials, and robotics applications. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade we will continue to see interest and investment in this technology increase, albeit from a very low base, primarily led by university grants. While Slime Robots seem like an odd technology there is no doubt that they have a special kind of utility, and when embedded with flexible or liquid compute, intelligence, and other sensing technologies they could be quite the force to be reckoned with in the future with some amazing applications. While Slime Robots are still in the early Prototype Stage they could be enhanced by advances in Biological, Chemical, and Liquid AI and Compute, Materials, Polymers, Polymorphic Metals, Sensors and other technologies, however over the long term they could be replaced by Living Robots or other forms of Soft Robots and Swarm Robotic systems. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, explore the field, and establish a point of view. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 3 5 3 7 2 2 2 7 1954 1982 2023 2034 2061 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT SLIME ROBOTS STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘24 EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 401311institute.com MRL5 /9 7 /10 6 TRL /9 S OFT ROBOTS, which are in the Prototype Stage and early Productisation Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing soft robotic systems, of all shapes and sizes, that can be used in a variety of applications where hard robots will either be impossible or impractical to use. Recently there have been a number of breakthroughs in complimentary fields including in Bio-Hybrid Robots, Neurobiotics, and Tissue Engineering that are helping researchers discover new ways to combine different materials together in different ways to create increasingly capable Soft Robots, as well as new Materials breakthroughs that have helped researchers create even more powerful synthetic robot muscles and structures, as well as breakthroughs in Tractor Beams, which, oddly, mean one day we could see levitating Soft Robots that are capable of self-assembly and self- organisation in mid air. DEFINITION Soft Robots are robots that are made from highly compliant materials, similar to those found in living organisms. EXAMPLE USE CASES Today we are using Soft Robots in agriculture and warehouses to pick soft fruits, as well as to create new types of prosthetics for humans. In the future the primary applications of this technology will be to interact with any environments or objects where using hard robots is impossible or impractical. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade interest in the field will continue to accelerate, and interest and investment will continue to grow at an accelerating rate, primarily led by organisations in the Healthcare and Technology sector, with support from government funding, and university grants. In time we will see researchers in the field create increasingly complex and sophisticated Soft Robots that can carry out an increasingly wide range of tasks. While Soft Robots are in the Prototype Stage and early Productisation Stage, over the long term they will be enhanced by advances in 3D Printing, CRISPR Gene Editing, Polymers, Micromotes, Printable Batteries, Self-Healing Materials, Semi-Synthetic Cells, Sensor Technology, Structural Batteries, Synthetic Cells, Tissue Engineering, and Tractor Beams, but at this point in time it is not clear what it will be replaced by. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, establish a point of view, and re- visit it every few years until progress in the space accelerates. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 3 6 5 8 7 6 5 9 1962 1968 2016 2032 2040 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 SOFT ROBOTS EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 402311institute.com MRL3 /9 9 /10 4 TRL /9 S WARM ROBOTICS, which are in the Prototype Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing robots, of all shapes and sizes, that are capable of coming together, in swarms, and intelligently collaborating and co-ordinating with one another to accomplish tasks that any one individual would have problems accomplishing alone, if at all. Recently there have been a number of breakthroughs in the field, including in the development of new Artificial Intelligence based command and control systems that let the robots autonomously collaborate with one another, without the need for external human input, to evaluate, solve, and complete random tasks, such as lifting and moving, as well as coming together to form specific formations. DEFINITION Swarm Robotics is the use and coordination of large numbers of multi robot systems to produce specific collective behaviours and interactions. EXAMPLE USE CASES Today we are using the prototype Swarm Robots to evaluate and solve different tasks in order to refine the technology. In the future the primary applications for the technology could be almost limitless, and will be mainly focused on relatively complex applications that involve the completion of multiple steps and tasks that are best undertaken by multi-capable polymorphic robot swarms. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade interest in the field will continue to accelerate, and interest and investment will continue to grow, primarily led by organisations in the Aerospace and Defence sectors, with support from government funding, and university grants. In time we will the researchers in the space refine their command and control systems, and robots, to the point where they are able to develop semi-autonomous and autonomous Swarm Robots that are capable of tackling a multitude of tasks. While Swarm Robotics are in the Prototype Stage, over the long term it will be enhanced by advances in Artificial Intelligence, Creative Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Hybrid Robots, Drones, Robots, Nano-Machines, Sensor Technology, Soft Robots, Sensor Technology, and Swarm Artificial Intelligence, but in the future it could be replaced by Programmable Matter. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, establish a point of view, and re- visit it every few years until progress in the space accelerates. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 4 5 4 9 9 6 5 9 1984 2005 2012 2027 2032 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT SWARM ROBOTICS STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 Harvard University EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 403311institute.com MRL3 /9 7 /10 4 TRL /9 S YNCELL ROBOTS, which are in the Prototype Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing cell sized robots that are, in some cases, orders of magnitude smaller than human blood cells. Recently there have been a number of breakthroughs in the field including discovering new ways to mass produce these synthetic robots, and as researchers find new ways to embed them with compute, intelligence and enhanced sensing and swarming capabilities, it is inevitable that the range of applications they are able to competently tackle will increase. DEFINITION Syncell Robots are small, cell sized synthetic robots. EXAMPLE USE CASES Today we are using the first Syncell Robot prototypes to store digital information and carry out monitoring tasks in water. In the future the primary applications of the technology will mainly involve being able to interact with, modify, monitor and sense the aqueous environment around them, which will include everything from environmental monitoring to healthcare applications, and many more. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade interest in the field will continue to accelerate, and interest and investment will continue to grow, albeit from a very low base, primarily led by organisations in the Manufacturing and Technology sector, with support from university grants. In time we will see researchers find new ways to mass manufacture increasingly complex, intelligent, and sophisticated robots. While Syncell Robots are in the Prototype Stage, over the long term it will be enhanced by advances in 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Materials, Graphene, Micromotes, Nano-Machines, Nano-Manufacturing, Sensor Technology, Swarm Artificial Intelligence, and Swarm Robotics, but over the long term they will be replaced, to varying degrees, by DNA Robots, Molecular Robots, and Nano-Machines. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, establish a point of view, and re- visit it every few years until progress in the space accelerates. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 2 4 4 7 7 4 2 8 2003 2006 2017 2030 2038 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘19 SYNCELL ROBOTS MIT EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 404311institute.com MRL405311institute.comSECURITYP ARENTS DO it, and even well intentioned CISO’s do it - I am, of course, talking about the power of security. Today though while there is a huge amount of buzz about the importance of cyber security we shouldn’t forget about the importance of physical security. As we continue to see the global threat landscape evolve, and the velocity and voracity of attacks accelerate and increase in both breadth and sophistication, it can no longer be denied that the power of individuals to do harm at regional and national scale is increasing at a near exponential rate - and that’s before we go fully autonomous. Today, these individuals can buy powerful CRISPR Gene Editing toolkits through the post to re-engineer and bring back to life extinct deadly contagious diseases such as the Horse Pox virus, while at the same time using cyber- physical RATs and Robo-Hackers to scan and break into systems automatically hundreds of millions times faster than traditional hacking methods. And that’s before we explain the technology behind the world’s first DNA malware which can compile itself to wipe the forensic lab databases. Fortunately for us at least, the same powerful tools being used by criminals are also ours to command and so the dangerous game of Cat and RATs continues. In this section you will find details of the emerging technologies that made it into this years Griffin Emerging Technology Starburst along with details of other impactful emerging technologies: 1.Anti-CRISPR Technology 2.Artificial Immune Systems 3.Behaviour Based Security 4.Binary Visualisation 5.Biometrics 6.Constitutional Artificial Intelligence 7.Containment Algorithms 8.Cyber-Biosecurity 9.Data Teleportation 10.DNA Encryption 11.Hackproof Code 12.Homomorphic Encryption 13.Mechanical Metamaterials 14.Morpheus Computing Platform 15.Neural Network Watermarking 16.One Time Programs 17.Post Quantum Cryptography 18.Quantum Cryptography 19.Quantum Fingerprinting 20.Quantum Safe Blockchains 21.Robo-Hackers 22.Telepathic Cyber Defense 23.Ultrasound Force Fields 24.Zero Knowledge Proof In addition to these emerging technologies there are many others that have yet to get an entry in this codex. These include, but are not limited to: 25.Activity Based Security 26.Adversarial Cyberattacks 27.Clean Slate Future Internet 28.Cryptographic Anchors 29.High Assurance Platforms 30.Identity Based Encryption 31.Micro Movements 32.Microwave Heartbeat Detection 33.Stylometry 34.Visual Fingerprinting 407311institute.com BOOK AN EXPERT CALL1 /9 6 /10 3 TRL /9 A NTI-CRISPR Technology, which is in the Prototype Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing new ways to prevent gene editing tools from editing or in any way modifying genetic material. In terms of breakthroughs at the moment, despite this being an increasingly vital area of research as it becomes possible today to deliver in vivo gene editing tools into a persons body via aerosols or IV drip, the technology is still only conceptual and nobody has put forward any viable propositions to make it a reality, so watch this space. DEFINITION Anti-CRISPR Technology is a form of genetic engineering technology that makes it impossible for gene editing tools to edit or modify genetic material in any way. EXAMPLE USE CASES Today Anti-CRISPR Technology is still at the concept stage and so there are no current day examples if it in use. In the future the primary use of this technology will be to prevent the unauthorised editing of genetic material for harm. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade interest in the field will continue to accelerate, and interest and investment will continue to grow, albeit from a very low base, primarily led by univesity grants. In time we will see the technology take shape, and experiments take place but it will be a long road to seeing the technology commercialised and used because the regulatory scrutiny of it will be nothing like anything we have ever seen. While Anti-CRISPR Technology are in the Prototype Stage, over the long term they will be enhanced by advances in CAST, CRISPR, Gene Drives, Gene Editing, and Synthetic Biology, but at this point in time it is not clear what it will be replaced by. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, explore the field, and establish a point of view, and re-visit it every few years until progress in the space accelerates. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 2 2 1 2 9 3 2 8 2017 2018 2023 2031 2034 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT ANTI-CRISPR TECHNOLOGY STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 408311institute.com MRL7 /9 8 /10 8 TRL /9 A RTIFICIAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS, which are in the Prototype Stage and very early Productisation Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing what many regard as the equivalent of the human immune system, that is able to identify known and unknown threats to its host and defend against them in real time, but in digital form. recently there have been a couple of breakthroughs in the field, one from a team of researchers who have now managed to commercialise their product, and another from an unknown “samaritan” who recently released a new form of Artificial Intelligence based Malware into the internet that’s autonomously capable of hunting down harmful Malware and eliminating them from host systems, such as Internet of Things devices and routers. DEFINITION Artificial Immune Systems use technology to mimic the functions and behaviours of natures own immune systems, creating a class of computationally and technologically intelligent defense systems that can evolve, respond and eliminate threats. EXAMPLE USE CASES Today we are using Artificial Immune Systems to primarily protect government networks. In the future the primary use case of this technology will be to use it to automatically and autonomously evaluate digital threats, wherever they lurk and whatever their form, and eliminate them. FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY Over the next decade interest in the field will continue to accelerate, and interest and investment will continue to grow at an accelerating rate, primarily led by organisations in the Technology sector, and criminal actors. In time the technology will become self-evolving and self-replicating, and capable of adapting itself at high speed to the digital systems it finds itself in, and this will pose both a great opportunity, and an equally impressive threat to security. While Artificial Immune Systems are in the Prototype Stage and very early Productisation Stage, over the long term they will be enhanced by advances in Artificial Intelligence, Creative Artificial Intelligence, and Swarm Artificial Intelligence, but at this point in time it is not clear what they will be replaced by. MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION In the short to medium term I suggest companies put the technology on their radars, explore the field, establish a point of view, experiment with it, and forecast out the potential implications of the technology. 15 SECOND SUMMARY Accessibility Affordability Competition Demonstration Desirability Investment Regulation Viability 4 6 2 6 9 4 2 9 1995 2004 2014 2017 2028 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 ARTIFICIAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 409311institute.com MRLNext >