Slime and robots do not immediately appear in the mind as a natural partner, but unfortunately, scientists do it again. CNET reports that new surgeons are on the block, and it’s rather “slimier” than the one in the clinic. Magnetic mucus robots that are reconnectedly configured, which are still undergoing testing in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation at the University of China Hong Kong, are able to crawl into cracks and the cracks of the human body that are difficult to reach and swallow objects along the way.
In theory, this can replace certain types of operations, especially various operations that can be used to remove objects from the patient’s body. For example, it can replace the need for certain laparoscopy, although it sounds like the fastest use case is to help clean up faster airways.
Made of non-newton liquids consisting of borax and some other materials, mucus robots can be difficult when touched quickly, or can soften when touched slowly. Beyond that, innovation is very durable. The flexibility provides the ability to “heal yourself,” too, and can even be separated and reunited. Strangely, unusual robots can also do electricity, meaning that it can also function as a quick repair for damaged circuits, in theory. In comparison, other magnetic fluid-based robots cannot carry out sufficient achievements, which are reconfigured magnetic mucous robots.
How the Reconfigurable Magnetic Slime Robot works
1.5 millimeter mucus robots not only have the ability to reconfigure themselves after breaking up, but also able to act like solid, unlike other magnetic fluids which are usually made of iron oxide nanoparticles or similar magnetic metals. According to research papers the engineering team, released on March 25, this reconfigured magnetic mucus robot is made of non-Newton material, making it able to “hold solid objects, swallow and transport dangerous things, monitoring and repair circuits and repair circuits.”
The main problem with magnetic fluid is that it cannot be controlled remotely, and does not have a camera attached to it (although small cameras can technically be included in muddy masses), which means that the doctor needs to move through the patient’s treaty by manipulating the magnetic field where particles inside the mucus interested. Another challenge that comes with the region encourages magnetic mucus through a person’s stomach, for example, is that magnetic particles in mucus can be very toxic, which is also handled in the Techxplore report on the same robot. However, the silica layer in mucus itself can theoretically be made to act as a buffer between magnetic particles and the human body.