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SCIENTISTS FROM Israel's Technion University have unveiled a tiny robot, made using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, purportedly able to crawl through a person's veins in order to diagnose and potentially treat artery blockage and cancer.
The little robot - with a diameter of just one millimeter - has neither engine nor onboard controls, instead being propelled forward by a magnetic field wielded on it from outside the patient's body.
Originally posted by Genus
Imagine that same little guy who's supposed to be unclogging your veins, is instead slicing them open because you were about to spill some serious beans, or are a witness to something etc.
Originally posted by Genus
Imagine that same little guy who's supposed to be unclogging your veins, is instead slicing them open because you were about to spill some serious beans, or are a witness to something etc.
Originally posted by jhill76
reply to post by WhatTheory
Yes, this is a big advancement. I also wonder what kind of "other" applications that this my be used for, especially in the intelligence field. Only time will tell.