Daily Mail UK
It may sound like the plot of ‘Fantastic Voyage’, but miniature robots that can travel around the human body and dispense medicines could soon be a reality.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a ‘millirobot’ that can roll, flip, spin, and even swim to enter narrow spaces.
The fingertip-sized machine is inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami and can be controlled using magnets – carrying drug treatments directly to a tumour, blood clot, infection or pain point.