The Idea of microscopic robots, designed to deliver medication into the depths of living organisms . As a rule, they are able to work even in the most extreme conditions, and can be introduced into the body even when using a conventional syringe. For example, this way you can run nanobots, made by a group of scientists from Cornell University. Each of these robots has a length of 70 microns, which is approximately equal to the thickness of a human hair. To produce an army of a million of these "creatures", only one 10-centimeter silicon wafer.
To develop a quick method of Assembly of nanobots took several years, and now scientists can share very impressive results. The group, led by Professor Marc by Miskinis already so got used to create tiny robots that are capable of producing a million pieces just a few weeks.
Each robot has four legs, and they can be made of graphene, platinum and titanium. According to Professor Myskina, legs able to hold the weight, 8,000 times greater than their own. It is noteworthy that the thickness of each does not exceed 100 atoms, which also produces a big impression.
As a child, I looked into the microscope and saw some crazy thing happening. Now we create something that is also actively in a microscopic size. Now we can not only look at this world, but also to be a part of it.
Marc Miskin, head of research
At the moment the robots are powered by solar energy and therefore cannot penetrate into the depths of the body. To remove this limitation and allow them to deliver medication directly to the lesions of disease, the researchers intend to release a version powered by magnetic fields and ultrasound. They also plan to implement a variety of controllers and sensors.
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