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Star Wars tech: what is real and what is not

Original: Star Wars technology vs reality: some ideas are already moving from fiction toward engineering. AI droids, bionic limbs,

Star Wars-style technology is edging closer to reality in some areas. AI droids, bionic limbs, holograms and directed-energy systems are all advancing in current engineering, while hyperspace travel, lightsabers and antigravity remain firmly fictional with no known practical path. Commenters are using the franchise's May the Fourth celebrations as a hook to compare science fiction against real robotics and physics research.

Why now: Star Wars Day prompts annual comparisons between the franchise's imagined technology and real scientific progress.

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• Star Wars technology vs reality: some ideas are already moving from fiction toward engineering. AI droids, bionic limbs, holograms and directed-energy systems are advancing. Hyperspace, lightsabers and antigravity still have no known practical path. https://www.… · nexthorizon · 6

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