Sci-fi movies offer us a peek into the future. They let us dream of what might be possible. Interestingly, even the most bizarre dreams come true. We listed 10 sci-fi inventions which are plain technology today.

1. 10 Things
that only existed
in Sci-fi Movies
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2. But are now Real
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3. #2
GESTURAL
INTERFACES

4. #2
GESTURAL
INTERFACES
Gestural interfaces
got popular due to
the Minority Report
movie (2002). A few
years later Microsoft
released Kinect. And
now you can pretend
to be Tom Cruise at
home with the LEAP
motion.

5. #4
TOUCH
SCREENS
#3
HOUSEHOLD
ROBOTS

6. #3
HOUSEHOLD
ROBOTS
The Jetsons (1962)
and many other sci-fi
films and series
depicted robots to aid
us in our household.
JIBO is a robot that
does just that…
without the wheels.

7. #4
SELF-DRIVING
CARS

8. #4
SELF-DRIVING
CARS
Not looking as neat
as Kitt from Knight
Rider (1982) but
Google’s self driving
car does the trick. It
even lacks a steering
wheel so it must be
driving on its own.

9. #5
SMOG FILLED
CITIES

10. #5
SMOG FILLED
CITIES
The movie Blade
Runner (1982)
depicted a polluted
world with lots of
smog which blocked
the sunlight.
Nowadays in Beijing
the situation is very
similar. Even so
extreme that the
government had to
install a virtual sunset

11. #6
MEAL IN A
CUP

12. #6
MEAL IN A
CUP
Wall-E (2008)
featured the people of
the future as fat, lazy
and endlessly sipping
on a meal in a cup.
Today you can buy
Soylent. A powder
that you can mix into
a shake and has all
the nutrition you need
to get through the
day.

13. #7
GROWING
ORGANS

14. #7
GROWING
ORGANS
In the 2005 movie
The Island, people
are being cloned to
be harvested for
organs. Fortunately
today we have found
other ways to grow
organs.

15. #8
SMART
PROSTHETICS

16. #8
SMART
PROSTHETICS
In 1980, audiences
gasped when Luke
Skywalker lost his
hand. Luckily in a
galaxy far far away
they had some nifty
prosthetics. But
today, mind controlled
prosthetics already
exist and are getting
more and more
common.

17. #9
FULL BODY
SCANNERS

18. #9
FULL BODY
SCANNERS
Total Recall (1990)
is full of iconic
moments. One of
them is the scene
with the body
scanner.
Nowadays, just like in
the movie, upon
arrival or departure
at an airport, you are
screened by similar
devices.

19. #10
LANDING ON
A COMET

20. #10
LANDING ON
A COMET
In 1998
Armageddon was a
real blockbuster. 15
years later the ESA
lands the PHILAE
spacecraft on a
comet. On its head
and after several
bounces. Just like the
Bruce Willis’ crew.

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