Programmable living nanorobots
Programmable living nanorobots
There are many different nanorobots in the literature, but the nanorobots that we will talk about in this review is a unique robot and the first of its kind because it is made entirely from the heart and skin cells of a frog, which means only living cells without any artificial materials. This type of robot has been programmed and studied using the silico system, in which the heart and skin cells will be arranged before being applied in vivo have been designed. On the other hand, this robot has many negatives, like anything in our world has disadvantages and advantages, so we will mention them and discuss them in this review by mentioning the aspirations and future directions of this unique robot.
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