Scientists have created an artificial intelligence robot that can change from a dark glob to a collection of tiny beads.
According to inventors, the robot can be broken into pieces and snapped back together. This could make it useful for drug delivery.
The human body is filled with narrow passages and nearly impenetrable barriers. It’s too restricted for robots to see. The micro-scale robots, which are tiny enough to fit in any small space, are the best.
Unfortunately, because of their small size, they have a limited capacity to transport sufficient materials to treat whole diseased organs.
This problem could be solved by a shape-shifting robot that transforms into a swarm of other robots and then recombines once it reaches its destination.
Recent research by international scientists has led to the creation of a robot made from ferrofluid (a suspension of iron dioxide and hydrocarbon oils).
To apply pressure on the substance to cause it to shatter into smaller pieces or lengthen itself to move through narrow passageways, they used rotating, cylindrical magnets.
The researchers created a maze made up of large and small sections to show the robot’s ability to traverse the arteries and veins of the human body.
Splitting the robot into a group could allow it to reach the end without any problems.
The magnetic control system is the main hurdle to the invention’s use in biomedical applications. This system would have to be strong enough for human tissue penetration, according to the researchers. Say it.
Over the past decade, researchers have increasingly applied the emerging technology of magnetically-controlled Miniature robotics for human healthcare. The next great leap is in making tiny bots from something far more flexible and soft.
Researchers have previously shown that these robots can navigate through tight spaces within the human body such as tissue gaps, blood vessel branches and tissue gaps to deliver cargo and perform micro-manipulations. Say it.
Researchers have noticed that soft robots made out of fluids, gels and elastomers are gaining more attention than rigid robots. Say it.
This paper was published by Science Advances.
