Science fiction books, novels and television have, for years, invented technology for the purposes of plot. But fact is almost always stranger than fiction. Many of the devices you might recognize from your favorite sci-fi stories are already a reality. Take a look.

Driverless cars can only lead to cabbie-less cabs.

This one needs a track.

Assists soldiers as well as the elderly.

Although technically not nano-sized, these micro air vehicles get around unseen.

If only there were aliens to communicate with.

For those who don't understand what tail-wagging means.

It's only a matter of time.

Who wants to test this one?

The strongest metal in sci-fi could be real

Today's force fields are less of a shield and more of a protective blast.




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About that nanodrone device, I found one of these last summer, I still have it... Found it in a forest near our summer cottage while picking up shrooms... I should post a picture of that thing.

Hexhammer wrote:

That's pretty cool... you should post pictures up

The thingie is at our summer cottage, I'll take some pics when I get there. Anyway, the drone is nearly exactly like this one It would be nice to know why somebody has been flying a small drone over a rural area, there's nothing special there, just few cottages and farms, one small road and that's it, nothing special, except that the place is near the Russian border.

A quick image search suggests its a cheapish, commercially available 'toy' with a 2megapixel camera Hubsan X4 FPV Mini Quadcopter.

Yea, I think its something like that... I'm just wondering if somebody was just playing around or spying upon neighbours...