Scientists in the U.K. and U.S. have turned to the sea lamprey for inspiration in an effort to design a micro-robot capable of swimming through our bodies to detect disease. According to gizmag.com, the jawless, blood-sucking lamprey is a perfect fit for this project not only because of its ability to swim, but also because of its primitive nervous system, which researchers believe can be reproduced as part of a micro, or even nano-scale robot.
The robot is called "Cyberplasm," and is being developed as part of an international collaboration funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the U.K. and the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the U.S.
