The humble Pillcam has been around for a good few years now, that swallowable (just) camera taking pictures of your internals as it works its way through your system toward the exit, this is the new kid on the block… A remote controlled version.
Those tiny legs you can see will enable doctors to steer it about the place and thus getting a more accurate update of where your bits and pieces might be malfunctioning.
Currently, the size of these insect legged micro-surgeons only enables them access to the Gastro-Intestinal tubes, these being bigger and stronger than most tubes in your innards but the Israeili company Given Imaging are looking to shrink this veritable beast to a more manageable size and recreate scenes from that Fantastic Voyage film of the sixties very soon.
Not a maiden voyage I’d be sticking my hand up for!
