2019 年 27 巻 4 号 p. 390-395
At first, the contemporary situation of recent several years in which noncontinuous innovation occurs continuously is shown. Next, an author’s vision of an ideal society in 2050 is shown. Then, the image of the actuator in 2050 is prospected from the history of the progress of the actuator technology and the present state of the latest research. By 2050, cyber-space (virtual world) and physical-space (real world) will be fused and form a society. All actuators and sensors in the world should be connected through the crowd network. The “Informotion” deals with such network with reference to living organisms. The outlook of informotion in the future and some social system applications are shown.