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This ingestible origami 'robot' is made of meat and unfolds in your stomach

Publication Title
The Verge
Publication Date
May 13 2016
Creators/Contributors
Daniela Rus (creator)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Description
Researchers from MIT have designed a new ingestible "robot" that could one day be used to patch internal wounds, deliver medicine, or remove accidentally swallowed objects from the stomach.
HCI Platform
Ingestible
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Location on Body
Abdomen
Augments
Treating, Extracting
Technology Keywords
Robotics
Keywords
Medical, Magnetic, Silicon, Pig's Stomach
Marketing Keywords
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT), MIT’s Computer Science And Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Related Objects
Ingestible Origami Robot
Related Items
Daniela Rus
How to cite this entry
Daniela Rus. (May 13 2016). "This ingestible origami 'robot' is made of meat and unfolds in your stomach". The Verge. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/index.php/Detail/objects/1722