Say hello to the Mermaid, a self-propelled endoscopy device used to photograph your digestive tract. The Mermaid was created by a team of researchers from Ryukoku University and Osaka Medical College in Japan. Not only is it kinda cute in a medical device sort of way, the Mermaid is a testament to Japanese engineering.
It's less than a half-inch in diameter, two inches long and has a magnetic propulsion system. Once it enters your stomach or colon, the Mermaid snaps two photos each second and is controlled remotely with a joystick. The entry point for the Mermaid is either your mouth or your—well, you know. The whole trip from stem to stern takes only a few hours and is minimally invasive when compared to the traditional colonoscopy.
10 comments:
that's pretty cool
pretty cool,yes :)
why do i feel like Matrix will come to life with these gadgets
That is awesome. Now we don't ave to get these huge cameras in our stomach when we are sick ;)
Sweet! I want to try one of these out!!
Thats rather cool, makes you wonder what else they could use the technology for :')
Wow, that's pretty neat!
I hear about this, is very intresting
Wow, that's really nice. It'll make things a lot more convenient. Those Japanese...always making better and cooler things.
Actually, this's the beginning of a new fetish.
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