Do you see the tricorder as simply a lab you can put in ... you that 90% of science is designing experiments that don’t work out as you’d first planned. I’m a postdoctoral research fellow ...

According to the "Star Fleet Medical Reference Guide," the "diagnose" function of the medical tricorder works almost exactly as the sick bay scanner would right down to the vital signs readout.

The medical tricorder market is expected to grow to $6.3 billion by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.1% from 2024 to 2032, according to Global Market Insights Inc.