Slimy Robot for Retrieving Swallowed Objects
August 2, 2022 | Terry Sharrer
“A slimy robot developed by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong could one day be injected into the body to recover accidentally swallowed objects. Composed of a combination of borax, polyvinyl alcohol, which is a polymer, and neodymium magnet particles, the slime is controlled and manipulated via external magnets. The researchers envision controlling the self-healing, shape-shifting slime using these external magnetics to guide the slime throughout the human body’s digestive tract to retrieve objects mistakenly swallowed. Capable of navigating narrow passages such as those encountered in the human digestive tract, the slime can reportedly encircle and grasp objects.” SEE VIDEO
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