Tiny Robots Swimming Inside Your Body

Do you get your blood drawn regularly in order to screen for any diseases that might be picked up under the microscope, or to determine if your organs are working? If not, you should certainly consider prioritizing checking your blood. After all, you can see the outside of your body, but checking your blood gives you that once-a-year chance to see how your organs are performing, and whether there are other potential pathogens you can take care of now, before they get any worse.

Now, imagine you don't have to get stabbed in the arm regularly in order to have your blood work done. You don't even have to get up off of your couch. Imagine having tiny robots swimming inside your body, monitoring your health and even addressing illnesses before you even become aware of them. We are no longer talking about a distant future.

The age of medical nanorobots and implantable devices is upon us—at least in test mode—and these marvels of technology are set to revolutionize medicine and the way we car…