Robot Invented To Crawl Through Veins 99
Slatterz writes "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."
Arteries and Veins (Score:3, Interesting)
The summary confused me, so I looked it up, and it is true. Veins bring blood towards the heart. Arteries bring blood away from the heart. I always thought blood flows pretty fast, so the robot would need quite a bit of magnetic force to go against the blood friction. If it finds a clot, can it ram its way through like a battering ram? That would be cool.
Re:Robotic aneurysm (Score:3, Interesting)
Heh... couldn't help but think of that movie while reading.
Re:Robotic aneurysm (Score:3, Interesting)
Both of them.
Re:And the first test subject will be... (Score:3, Interesting)
Palestinians to do inhuman test on, it goes with the inhuman concentration camps they're in.
These "camps" you speak of look a hell of a lot like cities.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/2892931020089791706gjXfOM [webshots.com]
Anyone ever heard of Sterotaxis? (Score:3, Interesting)
So how is this different from this [stereotaxis.com]? Oh, yeah, there's no way to retrieve the robot if it gets stuck.