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Scientists Want to Insert Bionic Sperm Into Women’s Vaginas

Researchers are equipping sperm with tiny iron suits to turn them into cancer-fighting robots. Wait, what?

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Physicians Unveil the World’s First Colonoscopy Robot
https://www.seeker.com/tech/robotics/physicians-unveil-the-worlds-first-colonoscopy-robot
“Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a system for conducting a standard colonoscopy procedure that uses an internal robot guided by an external magnet.”

World’s Tiniest Engines Could Power Micro Robots
https://www.seeker.com/worlds-tiniest-engines-could-power-micro-robots-1780897658.html
“Scientists have created the world’s tiniest practical engines, and these light-powered machines could one day power microscopic robots small enough to enter living cells, the researchers say.”

Sperm Loaded with Drugs Could Target Gynecological Cancers
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604112/sperm-loaded-with-drugs-could-target-gynecological-cancers/
“The problems with drug delivery are many. These chemicals often become diluted in body fluids or absorbed by other organs. And even when they do reach their target, they cannot always penetrate cancerous tissue easily. So a better way to deliver drugs that overcomes these issues is urgently needed.”

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Written by: Sophie Bakoledis