Chiang Mai University involved in tiny nanobot’s human voyage

October 24, 2006 | Source: The Nation (Thailand)

A Chiang Mai University team has developed a motor that will power a microscopic robot on an expedition through human blood vessels, looking for such things as tiny tumors in internal organs.

The piezoceramic device is remote controlled by low-voltage electric current or microwaves, and is propelled by changing its size.