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Nanotechnology in RoboticsAn Intermediate RoboticsPresentation.
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The Term Nanorobots
The engineering of molecular products needs tobe carried out by robotic devices.
A nanorobot is essentially a controllablemachine at the nano meter or molecular scaledthat is composed of nano-scale components.
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Cont
Nanorobotos would constitue any passive oractive structure (nanoscale) capable of actuation,sensing, signaling, information processing,intelligence , swarm behavior at nano scale.
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Characteristic Abilitiesi. Swarm Intelligence - decentralization and
distributed intelligence
ii. Cooperative Behaviour - emergent andevolutionary behaviouriii. Self Assembly and Replication - assemblage at
nano scale and "nano maintenance"iv. Nano Information Processing and
Programmability- For programming andcontrolling nanobots (autonomous nanorobotos)v. Nano to Macro world interface architecture
- an architecture enabling instance accesses to thenanorobots and its control and maintenance
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Applications on Nano Robotics :
Potential Medical Applications
Breaking kidney stones,
Repairing of damaged tissues,
Unblocking of arteries affected by plaques,
Used to find glucose demand in diabetes patient,
Construction of complete replacement bodyorgans.
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Current Status of Medical Nanorobots
Nano-pioneer Robert Freitas has designednanorobots smaller than red blood cells that can
travel throughout the human body. His creations would be constructed of carbon atoms
in a diamondoid structure with smooth surfaces toprevent rejection from the immune system.
Glucose or natural body sugars and oxygen from thebody would power these tiny 'bots, which will alsopossess a two-way communication system.
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The robot in this illustration swimsthrough the arteries and veins using a pairof tail appendages.
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Purpose of Nanorobots in theenvironment:
To purify oxygen and carbon dioxide,
To purify wastes in water,
To check diagnose and reorganize biological
structures.
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Advantages of NanoRobots
Durability,
Minimizes the cost of surgery,
Faster in terms of operation speed,
Operations failures are eliminated.
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Disadvantage of NanoRobots
Cluster of different nanorobots with one anotheris harmful,
Production cost is high,
Maintenance is difficult.
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Conclusion
What challenges would NanoRobots encounter?
What is the future of Nanotechnology inRobotics?