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Italian Scientists Put Robot Spiders In Your Colon
Sockatume writes "Scientists in Italy have developed a robot which will move around the lower digestive tract using legs. The 'Spider-Pill' is fitted with a camera and will stow its legs until it reaches the lower intestine. Once there it can crawl around and take pictures under direction from surgeons. Its USP is that it's more appealing than an endoscopy." The BBC also has video.
It stands for unique selling proposition. I would like to point out that "more appealing that an endoscopy" is not unique at all.
"Italian Scientists Put Robot Spiders In Your Colon"
Oh no they don't.
Stupid, sexy Flanders.
I knew that robots.txt I had tattooed on my ass would come in handy.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
welco... Aaaah! Aaaah! GET IT OUT!
I can see it now: "SIr, the exploratory spider we put in you has gone rogue. We now need to release this larger hunter/killer spider to take it out (shows golf ball sized robot spider). God help us if this one goes nuts".
I wrote one like that in high school:
A team of tiny tapeworms were trekking through a tract
As was their creed and calling, the purpose of their pact
When one among their numbers, who's eyes were not as strong
Decided he would light a match, not knowing this was wrong.
But the others saw the danger and screamed with tiny howls:
"He will ignite the methane gas! EVACUATE THE BOWELS!"
I, for one, welcome our...
Wait, no. Ew.