With my research I have come across several practical applications of Smart objects in the real world.

There are several new developments that are paving the way towards  this innovation,

for example the M-blocks that I previously talked about which have the ability to self assemble .

They can be applied in times of war, or chemical disasters when sending these little replicating M-blocks would be used as substitute for people.

they could be used to adapt to their environment and repair or create objects based on need. Not only can the M- blocks be used for defense purposes but

also to help people  through natural disaster or crisis situations, for example to build temporary housing.

The M-blocks are one example of how 4D printed objects can be  achieved.

Another new interest in innovative science is the self healing polymer, the practical application for this would be self healing tissue or even self healing furniture or buildings.

Smart objects like this can also be combined and integrated into more basic engineering, and into our every day life.

There are so many people in need of Prosthetic limbs. If we could combine the research that goes into the development of

smart objects and prosthetic limbs we would be able to create a limb that is very realistic. It would be able to self heal,

and morf  into any desired shape.

We can probably see something like this  be developed in the near future, the problem would be making this available and affordable to majority of the people in need.

This is when 3D printing would come in handy. The less important parts of the designs would be 3D printed, and modeled in a way that minimized cost.

Even though it would still be less likely to become a product thats widely available to poorer people in need, there are ways to make it not as costly with the help of 3D

printing.