Technology: it's in our homes
and in our cars,
but why can't it be in us?
Well, now it can.
Ronny Chieng has more
in his segment
Today's Future Now.
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Thanks, Trevor.
For years, we've mostly
just operated our technology
with our hands and our fingers,
like a bunch of cavemen
or people from Michigan.
We love to finger
our technology.
We finger it all day long.
But now "science"
has found a way to get
our whole bodies involved.
Exoskeleton vests
are changing the game
for the American
manufacturing workforce.
Ford Motor Company
recently unveiled its plan
to provide workers
with wearable technology.
REPORTER: It's an exoskeleton
 that helps maintain
 good posture, adding up
 to 15 pounds of support
 to each arm
 when it's raised up.
 Nicholas Gotts spends much
 of the day
 on the Ford Mustang
 assembly line reaching up.
Really? They call you Rocket Man
and Mr. Incredible?
Or are you trying
to give yourself a nickname
and make it stick by saying it
on national television?
Because it doesn't work
like that, man. Okay?
If you want to give yourself
a nickname,
you got to be more subtle.
Take some advice
from the Chinese stallion.
You got to slip it in,
when people
aren't paying attention.
W-Wait, wait, wait.
You're the Chinese stallion?
Yeah, I mean, tha-that's what
I keep hearing people saying
these days,
so I guess it's official.
But, more importantly,
I don't know if I trust
that robot vest, okay?
I see what's happening.
First, the robot's like,
"Hey, let me help you
lift that."
Then the robot's like,
"Hey, you know what?
I-I can do that myself.
Why don't you go take a break?"
And, next thing you know,
the robot has your job
and is banging your wife, okay?
And there's also downsides.
Because not only is technology
taking over our lives,
it's about to make us look
a lot stupider.
REPORTER: Swiss drone scientists
 are working
 on a wearable drone controller.
 It's basically a fancy jacket
 with a lot of sensors on it.
 You put it on and then you add
 a little virtual reality
 headset
 and then you raise your arms
 like a bird,
 as free as you can be,
 and, uh, you've got to twist
 your torso every which way
 to pilot the drone.
Oh, wow. How convenient.
So instead of using
a remote control for my drone
that fits in my hand,
now I just have to put on
20 pounds of equipment?
I can't lift 20 pounds, okay?
Do I look like the Rock?
Do I?
(shouts of assent, cheering)
No!
No, I don't.
But thank you.
(laughter)
So, I shouldn't need
a whole workout routine
just to spy on my neighbors
sunbathing on their roof, okay?
My problem with this
is that it's too small-minded.
We're in the future.
We shouldn't be flying drones.
-We should be flying ourselves.
-MAN: Yes!
REPORTER: It's not a sight
 you'd expect to see
 on the streets of London.
 But few are more blown away
 by the jet suit
 than the man who invented it,
 Richard Browning.
It's almost like that dream
most people seem to have
around being able to just think
somewhere and fly there.
REPORTER: It can reach speeds
 of 32 miles an hour
 and an altitude of 12,000 feet.
 Anyone can fly it,
 with training and insurance.
 It's made up
 of five mini jet engines,
 one on the back and two on each
 arm, which control direction.
Finally. Now, this is
an awesome way to travel,
even though he looks like Tony
Stark got his suit from H&M.
And... look
at all those engines.
I can finally fulfill
my childhood dream
of flying and killing
eight geese at once.
But as cool as this suit is,
there is one drawback.
REPORTER: For now,
 the fuel pack limits the suit
 to only three
 or four minutes of flight.
(laughter)
So this thing can fly
up to 12,000 feet
but only has gas
for three minutes.
That sounds like a great way
to fall from 12,000 feet.
But you know what?
The good thing
about all this new technology
is that we've all been worried
that robots are gonna take over
and kill humanity.
But it turns out
we're becoming the robots
and we're gonna kill ourselves
first.
So, suck it, robots. That'll
teach you to bang our wives.
The Chinese stallion, everybody!
