Deployment of Rescue Robot to the Stomach

Americans accidentally swallow 3,500 small batteries every year! According to researchers at MIT, the high number of these accidental swallowings has led them to think about creating a robot that can identify and capture these objects inside the body. According to Boston.com, a team of researchers at MIT has developed a very small robot that comes with a swallowable capsule. This robot is released in the stomach of a person and is capable of identifying ingested batteries, suturing internal wounds, or even delivering medications to a specific point in the abdomen. This origami robot, created at MIT with the help of researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Tokyo, can operate inside the body. This robot is intended to perform surgery for those who have swallowed objects like batteries. Dr. Daniela Rus, head of this research group and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, states that "it is very exciting that our small origami robot has the capability to perform important tasks in the medical field." According to Engadget.com, this robot is set to be publicly demonstrated at the World Robotics Conference taking place in Sweden.