Scientists Create Robot to Put Inside Your Body That Looks Like, Um

It comes to life likeVenom or Flubber.

New Scientist reports that scientists have created a magnetic slime that can be remotely controlled. They hope the odd entity can be used to navigate narrow passages inside the human body and collect objects that were mistakenly swallowed.

Video footage of the thing doesn't make it look appetizing, if you're willing to swallow it and have it poking around inside of you.

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong mixed strong magnets with detergent to make a robot. An encapsulated Silicon compound makes sure the slime isn't harmful to the human body.

The team was able to retrieve a battery from a model stomach. The researchers say that the magnetic goo can be manipulated into a number of different shapes.

The author of a new paper about a bot published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials told New Scientist that it can be extended to a very large extent so it looks like a liquid.

In the future, the slime could be put to work autonomously, an even wilder spin on the already pretty wild idea.

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