Deus Ex creators, Eidos, have teamed up with Razer, Intel and Open Bionics to create Deus Ex style bionic limbs as early as next year. What could be even more amazing than that? Maybe the the fact that we’ll have the ability to 3D print them in our own homes, royalty free. The designs will be available for anyone to use as they pioneer the way to an ‘Augmented Future‘.

Everyone that knows Deus Ex also knows that one of the main features of the games is augmentation, the ability to improve the body using bionics and electronics. Well the four companies have decided that it’s not such a fairytale after all and that it can happen and it will happen and it is happening, right now, there are people working on it. Amputees could be sporting the new stylish designs as early as next year.

CEO of Open Bionics, Joel Gibbard had this to say

“Working with Deus Ex to re-imagine the future of bionic prosthetics has been a fantastic creative process. It is has been made even better by seeing people wear the bionic arms and get so much enjoyment out of it. This collaboration goes to show how bright the future of bionics is. We feel lucky to have been able to work with the design team at Deus Ex. They’ve been incredibly generous with their time and ideas throughout this project. We’re excited to see this relationship continue to grow,”

Eidos-Montréal’s team are working closely with Open Bionics on the physicality’s and stylish design whilst Razer will create the ability for the potential owner to digitally equip the bionics at events using the “Stargazer” camera with it’s Intel capabilities, allowing them to see exactly what it would look like through means of virtual reality.

Is this the beginning of the augmented future? We sure hope so!

You can keep up to date on the project at http://www.augmentedfuture.com/

Check out the trailer here: