We’d be in the future. This is a rundown of quite a few scientific brainchilds that you’ve probably seen in a science fiction novel somewhere, and while they are quite feasible, we just don’t have the moolah to get ’em done.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/10-sci-fi-techs.html
I’m dubious about the android army, since I don’t think it’s a matter of the mechanics behind robot walking that needs as much attention as the field of artificial intelligence. An orbital hotel would be fun, considering how much the space age tourist industry seems to be waking up to its own potential. Of course, the only people who could stay in the hotel would be the extremely wealthy or the ones who win the sweepstakes. And how would they staff the place? What would room service look like? How would the water stay in the indoor, heated pool that the kids always need?
I guess sometimes the questions aren’t just about money.
If money weren’t any object for you, what science fiction device or techs would you want to see come into existence? Teleporters? Mech warriors?
I see that smile.