Military Insertables: Lessons from Civilian Use

Abstract

Digital devices, once large enough to fill a room, are now small enough to be inserted into the human body. Even mobile devices have shrunk from large luggables, which were heavy and difficult to carry, to wearables that can effortlessly be worn on a person. A possible next step is insertables-digital devices that go in, through, or underneath the skin [1]. We use the term insertables to specifically categorize devices that are voluntarily chosen, minimally invasive, and relatively easy to insert and remove.