Hasta La Gadget!

While this video shows a tiny robot from the City University of Hong Kong doing what amounts to a mitzvah, we can all imagine a future in which this little fellow could stab you in the kishkes.

This wild little robot uses electromagnetic force to swim or flop back and forth to pull itself forward through harsh environments. Researchers can remotely control it from outside of the body.

“Most animals have a leg-length to leg-gap ratio of 2:1 to 1:1. So we decided to create our robot using 1:1 proportion,” said Dr. Shen Yajing of CityU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering.

The legs are .65 mm long and pointed, reducing friction. The robot is made of “silicon material called polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) embedded with magnetic particles which enables it to be remotely controlled by applying electromagnetic force.” It can bend almost 90 degrees to climb over obstacles.

The researchers have sent the little fellow through multiple rough environments including this wet model of a stomach. It can also carry medicines and drop them off as needed.

“The rugged surface and changing texture of different tissues inside the human body make transportation challenging. Our multi-legged robot shows an impressive performance in various terrains and hence open wide applications for drug delivery inside the body,” said Professor Wang Zuankai.

The team hopes to create a biodegradable robot in the future which would allow the little fellow to climb down your esophagus and into your guts and then, when it has dropped its payload, dissolve into nothingness or come out your tuchus.

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The mirrorless camera scene is heating up what with the likes of Nikon, Canon, and more recently Panasonic announcing plans for full-frame mirrorless cameras. This means that Sony, who used to monopolize that particular market, will need to do a lot more if they’re hoping to maintain their lead.

While the company did not announce new cameras at Photokina 2018, the company did announce their plans for new lenses. According to Sony’s announcement, it seems that the company is planning on launching at least 12 new lenses for its mirrorless cameras. This will bring the total number of native lenses for its Alpha lineup from 48 to 60, which hopefully will help encourage photographers to stick with Sony as well as to tempt new customers.

This puts Sony well in the lead in terms of lenses available for their mirrorless cameras, in which Nikon and Canon have a lot of catching up to do, especially with the introduction of new mounts which also means that new native lenses need to be made for it. This is not a bad thing for the industry as previously Sony was criticized for its somewhat weak lineup of lenses, but hopefully the addition of these 12 new lenses will change things.

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