The edible puzzle robot helps treat stomach pain

Once its mission has been completed, the robots will be completely dissipated easily in the body.

A type of micro robot has just been developed by researchers capable of taking strange objects out of human stomach. You just need to freeze the robot into an ice cube. Swallow this stone into your belly and let it do all the rest.

This robot is based on a component similar to pig intestines. It is the most advanced generation of the obot r line capable of changing its shape by folding in the same lines as Japanese origami folding art. This robot was created by scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and controlled by magnetic fields.

"After swallowing this robot, you just need to use a controller to control the activity and where it will go in the body," said Daniela Rus, a professor of electrical engineering and machine science. calculated by the Massachuset Institute of Technology. " When they come to the right position, they will automatically grow tools to manipulate and support the treatment process."

Close-up image of the robot is edible.(Image source: newsweek).

These robots are currently being tested on an artificial stomach made of silicon. Scientists hope that edible technologies will be widely used in humans and animals in the near future. They will help remove accidentally swallowed objects such as buttons, batteries, etc. Robots can also be used to carry drugs to the digestive system, kill helminths and sew or ulcers or torn in stomach.

Researchers have used a variety of materials to make edible robots, including self-consumption paper like paper made from rice and sugar. They then decided to use a dry pig intestine similar to a sausage shell.

"These are the first generation of robots to complete a full life cycle, from birth to death , " said Shuhei Miyashita, author of the study. "Currently, robots are remote controlled. We want to develop this robot even further and make it smarter, to the extent that we can make our own decisions."

The robot is folded into layers and made of many different materials, including pig intestine ingredients and a micro magnet. They are surrounded by a capsule of 10x27mm size. When the capsule comes into contact with gastric fluids, it automatically opens, revealing the robot inside. Robot doctors rely on magnetic fields.

This robot has a strange way of moving. They move according to the contraction of the stomach and can spin easily. However, this ability depends largely on the friction between the robot and the gastric mucosa.

Researchers are hoping for the ability of a robot to remove the stomach weight battery of someone who has swallowed it. Because the battery contains a lot of toxic chemicals. If the battery is corroded by stomach acid and releases chemicals, the body will be poisoned and endanger life.