Small tech, big opportunities: microtechnology in the human body

Abstract

Microtechnology is ubiquitous and has become an integral part of our daily lives, impacting healthcare, consumer electronics, automotive safety, environment monitoring, and aerospace. The field of human implants benefits considerably from microprocessors, as it allows scientists to develop new methods to treat conditions or upgrade the human body with the help of electronics. Recent innovations in this area have completely revolutionized the way we can use microchips for the betterment of humanity, in terms of improved prosthetics, increased productivity, and treating disability. The new implementations have the potential to make a radical impact on the healthcare landscape and might bring legitimacy to the notion of transhumanism, the theory promoting the enhancement of the human body with the use of implanted technologies that can greatly enhance one's intellect, longevity and overall well-being. Thus, the scope of this paper is to investigate those innovative implementations in order to deduct where this technology is headed, and what we can expect from such tech in the future.