# Tech Embrace Designers are introducing human-like features to tech to make it more comforting. By [Kalin Ned](https://www.trendhunter.com/knedelch), Research Writer | Published Nov 1, 2019 | Category: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/technology-trends-and-gadgets) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/tech-embrace ## Key Figures - Trend score: 5.1/10 - Evidence articles: 3 ## What is the Tech Embrace trend? **Tech Embrace:** Designers and artists are looking into the extent to which modern machines and algorithms can comfort and provide solace to human beings in the tech age. Whether it is through mimicking a bodily quality or evoking a sensation, these products are an exploration or considered to alleviate anxiety. ## The consumer insight behind the Tech Embrace trend The tech age has made consumers vastly curious about their developing relationship with machinery. Many become alienated as social media fades the immediate need for face-to-face contact, while immersive technology, broadcasting media and new forms of entertainment can have a tendency to overstimulate. Many are interested in exploring the possibilities of finding comfort in technology, which is a desire driven vastly by a curiosity about the discovery of new possibilities. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 3 featured examples - Articles from: Oct 23 to Oct 30, 2019 - Published: Nov 1, 2019 - Patterns: [Divergence](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/divergence), [Redirection](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/redirection) - Megatrends: [Multisensation](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/multisensation), [Experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/experience) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Tech Embrace trend ### Comforting Tech Designers seek to bring human-like features to tech for providing comfort and solace to the users. ### Mimicking Human Sensations Machines are exploring ways to regulate anxiety by mimicking human sensations and interactions. ### Wearable Therapeutic Tools New-age wearable technology aims to alleviate anxiety by emitting different sensations that simulate human touch. ## What the Tech Embrace trend means for industry ### For Sex Toys and Accessories Developers can create sex-tech products that cater to a broader market by providing solutions to traditionally ignored demographics. ### For Tech and Gadgets Integrating the skin-like exterior to control various devices make way for innovative tech advancements and efficient results. ### For Healthcare and Personal Care Wearable therapeutic tools can revolutionize the healthcare and personal care industries by providing therapy in a more accessible and intuitive way. ## Workshop question How can your products or service be optimized to soothe the alienation consumers might feel in the digital age? ## Trend signals for Tech Embrace Trend score 5.1 out of 10, from popularity 86%, activity 60%, freshness 9%. - Popularity: 86% - Activity: 60% - Freshness: 9% ## Examples of the Tech Embrace trend 3 featured examples from Oct 23 to Oct 30, 2019. - [Intimacy-Introducing Hugging Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hugging-machine): Lucy McRae Explores the Connotations of Mechanical Touch (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Artificial intelligence can be utilized to develop more realistic and interactive hugging machines. - [Anxiety-Fighting Sensation-Emitting Armbands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-therapeutic): A USC Professor Develops a Wearable Therapeutic Tool (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: Exploring the use of wearable therapeutic tools in mental health treatments and anxiety management. - [Human Gesture Device Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skinon-interfaces): Skin-On Interfaces is a Silicone Material Used to Control a Device (Category: Tech) Implication: The development of silicone-based materials like Skin-On Interfaces in the smartphone case industry offers disruptive innovation opportunities for creating unique and interactive… ## Recent trend clusters - [Delegated Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/delegated-interfaces) (Tech) - [Adaptive Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/adaptive-controls) (Tech) - [Desk Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/desk-systems) (Tech) - [Spatial Refinement](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/spatial-refinement) (Tech) ## Trending in Tech - [Decor-Led Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decor-led-home-projectors) - [Accessible Fintech Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chequing-account) - [Dual-Wavelength Recovery Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joint-therapy) - [Pop-Culture WiFi Routers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-wifi-routers) All articles: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech)