When did people start thinking that the future would be drastically different technology wise? Essentially, was there medieval science fiction that more or less resembles what we have now? (Not Nostradamus)

was there medieval science fiction that more or less resembles what we have now?

We can do you one better. We have, drumroll please,

#MEDIEVAL BATTLE MECHA

Here's u/sunagainstgold's post in the Floating Feature about History of Science and Technology,
and this AMA with E. R. Truitt, author of Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, & Art.

And if anyone else would like to address futurism and science fiction from the Medieval point of view, don't let this post stop you from typing up your own post! Per sunagainstgold, the Middle Ages are the best Ages.