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Explore the world of nanobots, tiny robots with big potential in healthcare. Learn about their history, current uses like tumor treatment and disease detection, and exciting future developments. Discover how nanobots could revolutionize medicine and beyond.
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Austin Rodriguez
What is a Nanobot • A Nanobot is • Characteristics • Components
History • Concept by Richard Feynman • Termed “nanotechnology” • Wrote the book on nanosystems • Developed by Eric Drexler
History Continued… • Created what is known today as molecular manufacturing • Gained support and acknowledgment for his work • Led the way for nanobots
Uses • Nanobots have many different uses • Attacks tumors • Clean out arteries • Look inside deep parts of your body • Can even detect certain diseases at an early stage
Future Developments • Include responses to • Heat • Light • Sounds • Suface textures • Chemicals • Nanobts will be able to • Move and communicate with each other • Replicate and repair themselves
Are Nanobots RealisticToday? • We are some years away • New advances are being produced • Medical experiments are testing • However… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ZngIbNLY&feature=related
References • Dictionary.com. Websters Dictionary, 18 Apr. 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http://dictionary.reference.com/>. • History of Nanotechnology. Chris Phoenix, 29 Mar. 2008. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http://www.nanotech-now.com /Press_Kit/nanotechnology-history.htm>. • Nanobot Robots Used To Deliver Gene Therapy. EFitness Now, 4 Nov. 2007. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http:/ /www.efitnessnow.com/news/2010/03/22/nanobots -robots-used-to-deliver-gene-therapy-through-blood/>. • Report on Nanobots. Virtual Search, 17 Mar. 2007. Web. 18 Apr. 2010. <http://www.nanobot info/>.