Ingestible Robots
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Researchers at MIT and other institutions have developed an ingestible origami robot that can navigate the stomach to perform tasks such as removing foreign objects and delivering medicine. This robot, made from dried pig intestine and guided by external magnets, has demonstrated its effectiveness in simulated environments. While still in development, it represents significant progress in medical robotics and could address issues related to swallowed objects, like batteries.
Ingestible Robots
- 2. Future of Medical Science Augmented Reality Google Brain Artificial Organs/Skins 3D Printing
- 3. Introduction Ingestible or Origami Robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound. Researchers at MIT, The University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated the Idea of Origami Robots in experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus (throat to Stomach). One research institution that is advancing robotic medical implementation is the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT. In 2016, Professor Daniela Rus and a team of researchers created an ingestible robot that could be controlled magnetically outside of a patient.
- 5. What it is able to do..? Remove Foreign Objects. Deliver Medicine to the designated Location. Patch the Wound. Perform instant Operations using Micro-Scissor. Predict the upcoming Disease.
- 6. Design The design consists of a specially folded sheet of dried pig intestine and a tiny magnet. Folded up, this capsule can be swallowed by a patient. It then hits the stomach and unfolds in the acidic juices, where it can be guided to complete certain tasks using external magnets. The scientists bought a pig's stomach and modeled a cross-section of it using silicon. They filled the model with water and lemon juice to mimic the acidic fluids of the stomach, and carried out test runs, finding and removing a battery using their origami bot. The device is folded into an origami shape and encapsulated in ice to form a pill that can melt and unfold once it reaches the stomach. The next step is to add sensors to the robot and redesign it so it's able to control itself without the need of an external magnetic field.
- 8. Conclusion MIT says that every year in the US there are more than 3,500 reports of swallowed batteries. If left in the stomach or esophagus these can burn the tissue. The researchers suggest that the origami meat robot could be deployed in these scenarios to find the magnet, pulling it free from the tissue and guiding it toward the colon for evacuation. In recent decades, advancements in engineering and artificial intelligence have allowed scientists to equip robots with the tools needed to perform medical procedures. The design is very much a work-in-progress, but its creators think it offers a promising model for the future.
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