How is the power dynamics or social structure in society influencing the scalability of Electronic-Skin as a global technology

This paper discusses how power dynamics and social structures significantly limit the scalability of electronic skin (e-skin) as a global technology. E-skin has the potential to change the game in healthcare, law enforcement, and robotics—but that potential means very little when access is controlled by a small group of elites more focused on profit than the public good. Through the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) lens, this paper connects the dots between race, gender, class, and disability to show how technology often reflects existing social biases. Marginalized groups, especially pregnant women of color, are too often left out of the conversation, despite being the ones who could benefit the most. The paper argues that without holding the right people accountable and designing with equity in mind, e-skin won’t live up to what it could be.