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Robot Invented To Crawl Through Veins

Posted by timothy on from the oh-no-not-creepy dept.

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."

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  1. Re:And the first test subject will be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    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

    yeah... looks serene...

    "http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/scenes_from_the_gaza_strip.html"