I recently came across an interesting new product that has hundreds of other uses other than the inventors intended for it. these uses present opportunities for companies to innovate and turn a profit. I present you Sphero, a remote controlled robot that is controlled via your I phone. As it sits the technology is only being used as a toy function when it can be infused with a camera and sold to the military as a piece of scouting equipment. Imagine if you could scope a room before stepping foot inside, or being able to gas out the enemies exactly where they are ensuring a direct hit. this technology can also be used in miniature form and used to diagnose problems where a human has great difficulty getting to. In short there are numerous uses this can be used for aside from the comical toy it is being used for at the moment.
This could also be used for medical technology going through a patients GI tract. Another application would be to send it through pipelines to discover any problem or bursts. Same with construction, it would be a good way to scope out what is going to be found behind walls or in floors and ceilings. It could be used anywhere that it is difficult to see.