They appear more frequently in science fiction films and it would be hard to imagine the future without them, the nanobots. Nanobots, also known as nanorobots or nanomites, are robots that are microscopically small and are often only measured in the nanometer range. Even though research work on nanobots is still in its early stages, their potential is already incredibly high. In the near future, nanobots will be robots that are microscopically small and largely measured in the nanometer range. They are currently in the research and development phase, but once realised they are expected to perform specific tasks at the atomic, molecular and cellular level, contributing to many breakthroughs, particularly in medicine. They are part of the emerging future trend of the AI Healthcare sector.
A detailed look at the nanobots
Nanorobots can be regarded as an artificial version of a bacterium. With a size close to the microscopic scale of a nanometer (according to current research, they can be either biological or synthetic). What distinguishes them from viruses or bacteria, however, is that they can perform pre-programmed tasks at the atomic level.
The idea behind the nanobots is that they should help to repair or explore the nanoscale. Imagine, for example, that they suffer from an infectious disease. Instead of giving them pills or an injection, your doctor will inject you with a nanobot that identifies the cause of the fever in your body and systematically treats you with medication. Properly implemented, nanobots will be able to treat a variety of current diseases and symptoms. Medical experts and researchers currently assume that nanotechnology treatment would be much more efficient and that the side effects of a drug could be reduced by this treatment.
Other medical applications, such as the closure of open wounds or the new linking of torn arteries and veins, are also conceivable. In addition to the use in the field of Healtcare, other sectors such as environmental protection or mechatronics are also ideally suited for nanorobotics.
Currently, there is no nanorobot as described here yet, but all future forecasts indicate that we will experience a revolution through nanotechnology in a few years’ time. Now, however, the engineers have to face the enormous challenges first, because to guarantee the necessary flexibility and mobility required by a nanobot in such a small size is a difficult task.
