Virtual 3D nanorobots could lead to real cancer-fighting
technologyDecember 5th, 2007 in Nanotechnology / Nanophysics
Nanorobots search for organ-inlets demanding protein injection.
Image credit: Adriano Cavalcanti, et al. From eliminating the
side effects of chemotherapy to treating Alzheimer’s disease,
the potential medical applications of nanorobots are vast and
ambitious. In the past decade, researchers have made many
improvements on the different systems required for developing
practical nanorobots, such as sensors, energy supply, and data
transmission. But there is still a great deal of work to do
before tiny “molecular machines” can begin traveling through our
arteries for diagnosing or treating our ailments. To try to pick
up the pace, a group of researchers has recently developed an
innovative approach to help in the research and development of
nanorobots – virtual reality. Adriano Cavalcanti, Bijan
Shirinzadeh, Robert Freitas, Jr., and Tad Hogg, representing
institutions in Melbourne, Australia, and