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nanobot

/nan-uh-bot/US // ˈnæn əˌbɒt //

纳米机器人,纳米植物人,纳米植物,纳米武器

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a machine or robot built on the nanoscale, still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.
    • : a machine or robot that can manipulate nanoscale objects with great precision.

Examples

  • Powered by brain-based computing, these materials can weave the skins of soft robots or form microswarms of drug-delivering nanobots, all while reserving power as they learn and adapt.

  • That search for herself is what drove Sarah back to the clinic, five years after she welcomed the nanobots in.

  • Powered by the molecular motion inherent in the brain, the nanobots would spread out to form a web of microscopic electrodes.

  • Yet those nanobots that snuck into Sarah’s brain from her blood do have roots in current research.

  • Once those warning signs were clear, Sarah’s web of nanobots could end budding episodes before they could take her down.