The next generation of the “Internet of Bodies,” or IOB, could bring technological devices and the human body closer together than ever before.
Academic and author Andrea M. Matwyshyn, who coined the term in 2016, describes it as “a network of human bodies whose integrity and functionality rely at least in part on the internet and related technologies, such as artificial intelligence.”
The global connected medical device market alone will be worth around $66 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach more than $132 billion by 2029, according to market research firm Mordor Intelligence.
- Date Published:6.1.2024
- Original Publication: CNBC