Well, Dont be shocked by this title, as the Mermaid is definitley going to swim inside your body and take photographs of your entire digestive Tract!!
Awestruck? Well, Mermaid is the name given to a self-propelled remote-controlled endoscopic capsule that that can examine the human stomach and colon.
Awestruck? Well, Mermaid is the name given to a self-propelled remote-controlled endoscopic capsule that that can examine the human stomach and colon.
The device is just 1.7 inch long and has a tail fin-like magnetic driving gear that allow it to “swim” through the digestive tract. It is controlled using a joystick and can be swallowed or inserted rectally.
The Mermaid can examine the whole human digestive canal from the esophagus to the colon in a few hours, while taking two shots per second. The battery for the endoscope’s camera lasts around eight to 10 hours, and the device can move tens of centimeters per second outside the human body.
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| Controlled by a joy stick, device is merely 1cm x 4.5cm and has a tail fin-like magnetic driving gear.(Credit: Ryukoku University) |
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