When a small robot lives in the stomach to secrete insulin
For patients with type 1 diabetes, injectable insulin is a drug to meet insulin needs to help control blood sugar levels.
For some patients, this method of treatment may occur several times a day which can be inconvenient and painful. The good news, researchers from Italy managed to find a way to overcome it.
Citing Ubergizmo, Monday (23/8/2021), researchers from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies created a small robot that can live in the stomach of diabetic patients to inject insulin.
There are two parts to this system, an internal insulin dispenser that is surgically implanted in the patient's body and a magnetic capsule filled with insulin.
The way it works is that every time the patient needs a dose of insulin, they will swallow a pill where it will flow into the digestive system.
Capsules Walk Around the Digestive System
The dispenser, using a magnet, rotates the capsule into position and punctures it with a retractable needle and fills it with insulin.
The capsule then travels around the patient's digestive system to secrete insulin until it is empty, then the robot will exit the patient's body.
This method relies on wireless charging which means there is less intervention involved and less maintenance.
It sounds scary to have something implanted in the body, but there are sure to be diabetic patients who might appreciate this method, which is a relatively less painful method of insulin delivery.
Tesla Creates AI-brained Humanoid Robot
On the other hand, billionaire Elon Musk said that Tesla is working on a humanoid robot and will build a prototype of it sometime next year.
The Tesla CEO revealed that the robots with artificial intelligence (AI) will take advantage of their experience with automated machines in their factories.
Citing CNET, Friday (20/8/2021), the robot named Tesla Bot will also run the same artificial intelligence that they use in their automated vehicles.
"It's meant to be friendly," Musk said jokingly, adding they aimed to "navigate through a world built by humans".
Tesla Bot shape
In his presentation at Tesla's AI Day, Musk gave a brief overview of the Tesla Bot. He was tall and five feet eight inches tall.
It weighs 125 pounds and is made of "lightweight material." They will have a screen on the head that is useful for displaying information.
They will also be equipped with autopilot cameras like Tesla vehicles, so they can feel the environment around them.
Internally, they will operate via Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD).
Quoted from The Verge, Musk has not revealed what the function of the humanoid robot is. In addition, he also performed the dance performance of the person dressed as the robot.
To Do Boring Tasks
The company's permainan togel online terbaik website only mentions that they will be designed to handle "safe, repetitive, or tedious tasks."
"The point is, in the future, physical work will be an option. If you want to do it, you can, but you don't have to do it," said the man who also founded SpaceX.
Musk, who often claims to be afraid of the risk of AI threats, also said that Tesla Bots can still be "beaten" by humans.
It is not yet known when this robot will be able to "serve" mankind, considering that development is still underway, and the prototype will only be made next year.