Did You Know? Tiny Robot Gets Under Your Skin
Posted on: July 22, 2009

Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology have created a tiny robot able to crawl through a person’s veins in order to diagnose and potentially treat artery blockage and cancer. The world’s smallest robot, with a diameter of one millimetre, it is powered by an external magnetic field allowing it to be controlled for an unlimited amount of time during medical procedures.  You can read more about this medical wonder at The Inquirer and Medical News Today.