# Rise of the Machines: Gullet Bots

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**Created:** [January 29, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-machines-gullet-bots/342062 "2006-01-29T07:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-machines-gullet-bots/342062/1 "2006-01-29T07:41:55Z")

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[I guess their motto is “Death from within!”](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4647258.stm)

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> There are several prototypes of the robots, each about 15 millimetres in diameter.
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> One has a camera attached, another is equipped with a needle that can extract a small piece of tissue for a biopsy.
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> The robot that moves around the abdominal cavity has a spiral pattern on its wheels, allowing it to transverse multiple organ surfaces and move around without slipping or damaging tissue.

Of course, this does offer the possibility of “gyno-porn.”