< Previous1 MRL /9 7 /10 4 TRL /9 L IVING ROBOTS, which are in the Prototype Stage, is the field of research concerned with developing new ways to create robots that are alive, but not necessarily sentient, or, as others describe it “Programmable Organisms.” Recent breakthroughs in the field include the use of Artificial Intelligence, a supercomputer, and stem cells to create the world’s first truly living robots that were adaptable and responded to external stimuli. DEFINITION Living Robots are neither traditional robot nor animal but are a form of re-programmable and controllable cell based living machine. 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 they could be used in everything from monitoring pollution levels all the way through to being involved in in vivo healthcare treatments. 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 university grants. In time we will see the technology mature to the point where it is safe and viable, as well as commercially feasible, but given the nature of the technology it is highly likely that it will be subject to stringent regulatory scrutiny which will inevitably delay its adoption. While Living Robots are in the Prototype Stage, over the long term they will be enhanced by advances in Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Sensors, Creative Machines, Evolutionary Robotics, Semi-Synthetic Cells, Simulation Engines, Stem Cells, Synthetic Biology, Synthetic Cells, Synthetic DNA, 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, 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 2 6 8 2 1 8 1997 2006 2019 2033 2046 STATUS PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IMPACT LIVING ROBOTS STARBURST APPEARANCES: ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23 EXPLORE MORE. Click or scan me to learn more about this emerging tech. 40311institute.com 16 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 5 3USING THE TECH SHEETS 7 / INTRODUCTION A quick introductory summary. 8 / DEFINITION The best definition for the technology. 9 / EXAMPLE USE CASES Uses cases to spark the imagination. 10 / FUTURE TRAJECTORY AND REPLACABILITY The estimated future development trajectory including anything that could supersede it. 11 / MATTHEW’S RECOMMENDATION My next step recommendations. 12 / STARBURST APPEARANCES The annual Griffin Emerging Technology Starbursts the technology’s appeared on. 13 / IMPACT It’s overall estimated impact, disruptive nature, and primary deployment method. EVOLUTIONARYCENTRALISED DISRUPTIVEDISTRIBUTED DECENTRALISED 14 / STATUS This panel summaries the technology’s market readiness with estimated dates. IDEA CONCEPT PROTOTYPE PRODUCTISATION MASS ADOPTION LOW HIGH 15 / PRIMARY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS The primary development regions. 1 / HERO IMAGE An appropriate image for the technology. 2 / QR CODE WITH HYPER LINK Scan or click the QR code to be taken to the latest news about the technology. 3 / MANUFACTURING READINESS LEVEL The average MRL on a scale of 1 to 9 where 9 is the most mature. 4 / TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL The average TRL on a scale of 1 to 9 where 9 is the most mature. 5 / WEAPONISATION POTENTIAL The technology’s average weaponisation potential on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the most dangerous and deadly. 6 / TECHNOLOGY NAME The technology’s official name or the one that best represents it. HIGH MODERATE LOW AS YOU can see I’ve gone to great lengths to detail as many emerging technologies as possible and simplify them for you. As a result each technology sheet contains tons of information to help you develop new product concepts and explore the art of the possible. This is the key: 41311institute.comTHE MUSEUM OF THE FUTUREE VERY YEAR I publish a new Griffin Emerging Technology Starburst, and this year is no different. However, as the years change it would be all too easy just to consign all that hard work to the filing cabinet of history, never for them to be seen again. But that, in my opinion at least, would be a horrible waste so instead welcome to my Museum of the Future. While the rest of this Codex looks to the future in this section we look to the present and the past, a kind of history of the future if you will, and put all those Starbursts proudly on display where you can scan and review them all at your leisure to see just how many powerful emerging technologies there are, and see first hand how difficult it is to keep up with them all and figure out the multitude of ways they can be combined together to create the products and paradigms that will shape our collective future. Dive in to the wormhole ... 43311institute.comCopyright © Matthew Griffin. All Rights Reserved G T E C H N O L O G Y S T A R B U R S T Estimated Wide Spread Use 1 General Purpose Technology 1 Image: Mangrove National Park, Abu Dhabi 2024 STARBURST REVIEW I N THE 2024 Griffin Annual Emerging Technology Starburst the timelines stretches to 2075 and tracks the development of 167 of the world’s most promising emerging technologies, each with an addressable market value of over $500 Billion spread across 13 categories, I promoted 35 new emerging technologies and demoted 35 - almost matching 2017 and 2018’s record breaking figures which suggests we are near pre-pandemic norms. USING THE STARBURSTS The Griffin Annual Emerging Tecgnology Starbursts have been specifically designed to let you quickly see the estimated maturity of different technologies across different technology categories. To get the most benefit from them I recommend you combine the information from this codex with that found in some of the other codexes in my Codex of the Future series, such as my 311 Institute Exponential Technologies Codex, the 311 Institute Annual Trends and Foresight Codex and the How to Build Exponential Enterprises Codex. By doing this you will have all the frameworks and information you need to quickly model future scenarios, assess their impact on your organisation, as well as global business, culture, and society, and everything you need to develop new products, roadmaps, and strategies. 2025 to 2075 TIMELINE: 45311institute.com CLICK OR SCAN TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE A3 STARBURST POSTERCopyright © Matthew Griffin. All Rights Reserved G T E C H N O L O G Y S T A R B U R S T Estimated Wide Spread Use 1 General Purpose Technology 1 Image: Antelope Canyons, AZ, USA 2023 STARBURST REVIEW I N THE 2023 Griffin Emerging Technology Starburst I extended the timeline to 2075, an increase from the 2022 Starburst which only extended to 2070, and tracked the development of 167 of the world’s most promising emerging technologies, each with an addressable market value of over $500 Billion spread across 13 categories, I promoted 31 new emerging technologies and demoted 31. In 2023 there were fewer technology world firsts than 2022 but triple the number of new emerging technologies spotted. Biotech, Energy, and Materials saw the biggest gains with Compute, Intelligence, Security, Sensors, and User Interfaces seeing more modest gains. 2023’s breakthroughs and stand out world firsts included: 5 hour human gene sequencing • AI beat humans at drone racing• AI discovers 200 new CRISPR- like systems & 380,000 compounds• Analogue AI & computer chips• Brain navigating microbots• Cancer killing nanorobotic swarms• ChatGPT & GPT AI models• Constitutional AI• Creative AI• Criminal LLM AI• Electrogenetic interfaces • Exascale compute• Hardware bricking malware• Infinitely firing laser weapons • Injectable neuroprosthetics• In vivo robotic surgery• Large Behavioural AI models•Laser force fields• Living CAR-T drugs• Matter creation from light• Memory wiping with light•Mind reading earbuds• Near creator grade synthetic content• Near human-level multi-modal Gen AI• Organisms with 50% Synthetic DNA• Petabit photonic chips• Predictive vaccine development• Quantum energy teleportation• Robot CEO appointed• Semi-autonomous AI agents• Self-organising AI synthetic brains• Self-replicating DNA nanobots• Sound activated gene therapy• Spray on sensors & UI• Torpedo launching drones • Uncrewed fighter jets• Wolly mammoth meatballs• Zero Knowledge Proof cryptography … and MANY more. 2025 to 2075 TIMELINE: 47311institute.com CLICK OR SCAN TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE A3 STARBURST POSTERCopyright © Matthew Griffin. All Rights Reserved T e c h n o l o g y S t a r b u r s t Estimated Wide Spread Use 1 General Purpose Technology 1 Image: Florida Everglades, FL, USA 2022 STARBURST REVIEW I N THE 2022 Griffin Emerging Technology Starburst, which displays 167 of the world’s most significant emerging technologies, each with an addressable market value of over $500 Billion spread across 13 categories, up to a timeline of 2070, I promoted 28 new emerging technologies and demoted 28. In 2022 there was an up tick in notable world firsts compared to 2021 which as the global pandemic faded wasn’t unexpected as investment and R&D flows started returning to pre pandemic norms. Therefore, as expected, I saw an increase in the number of new emerging technologies which were double the number spotted in 2021. Biotech, Compute, Energy, Intelligence, and Materials saw the largest gains. 2022’s breakthroughs and stand out world firsts included: 100% effective personalised cancer therapies• AI designs new chemical weapons and simulates all known proteins • AI redistributes wealth better than politicians • AI generated content and Digital Humans move mainstream • Chromosome Engineering accelerates biological evolution millions of years • First decentralised social network launches • First flexible ceramic • First lab grown blood cells • First Mechanical AI• First stress measuring wearable• First light based blood test• First tunnel dug by autonomous swarm robots• First telekinetic and telepathic materials • Google staffer claims AI is sentient• Lawyers drop NFTs to serve anonymous crims• Human mini-brains beat machine AI • Lab grown meat gains FDA approval • Military drone fleets emerge • Molecular computers break records • Russia first nation to use hypersonic weapons in wartime• Self-assembling space structures ace tests• Starlink achieves global network coverage. And many more. 2022 to 2070 TIMELINE: 49311institute.com CLICK OR SCAN TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE A3 STARBURST POSTERNext >