Micro capsule robot
Micro capsule robot
Keywords: Patents, Robots, Medical robots
Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, KoreaPatent number: US6,719,684Publication date: 13 April 2004Title: Micro capsule type robot
This invention claims a micro capsule type robot for examining the internal organs of a human body. The micro capsule robot is capable of stopping or delaying its movement at a certain examination position of the internal organs in accordance with a stop control signal transmitted from outside of the human body.
The robot comprises a camera unit installed to the capsule type robot body in order to observe the internal organs of a human body; a lighting unit for illuminating the internal organs of the patient so that images can be taken; a transmitter-receiver installed to the capsule type robot body, for transmitting image information of the camera unit to the outside and receiving a control signal inputted from outside of a human body; a control unit; and a stopping means installed to the capsule type robot body for stopping or delaying the capsule type robot body at a certain position of the internal organs.
