Magnetic slime robot
Magnetic Slime Robot[1] is a self-healing soft robot made up of polyvinyl alcohol, borax and neodymium magnet particles. It was Co-created by professor Li Zhang of Chinese University of Hong Kong.[2] It is a non-Newtonian fluid that behaves like a liquid or solid depending on force, having "visco-elastic properties".[3] The robot is developed by and could be deployed inside the Human body to perform tasks such as retrieving objects out of it. These robots could navigate passages as small as 1.5 millimeters.[4][5][6]
Properties
It is in the form of a blob of slime. It is said to be able to make C and O shapes with it's body.[3]
Hypothetical uses
Health
It is believed that this kind of magnetic robot could extract unhealthy objects ingested by humans, and possibly traverse out of the body with the ingested object with it.[3]
Electrical
The blob is shown to be able to conduct electricity, and to pull wires together.[3]
References
- ^ "The magnetic slime that could retrieve accidentally swallowed objects". New Scientist.
- ^ "'Magnetic turd': scientists invent moving slime that could be used in human digestive systems". the Guardian. April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Cost, Ben (2022-04-04). "Robot 'slime magnet' could save lives — by searching our insides". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Magnetic slime 'robot' could help recover swallowed objects". Engadget.
- ^ "Researchers create slimy, magnetic 'soft robot'" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "A slime robot that grabs objects inside your body is not an April Fool's joke, but the rest of these are". April 1, 2022 – via www.abc.net.au.
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