In a groundbreaking advancement in health electronics and nanomedicine, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have successfully developed a way to individually control nanobots—tiny robotic devices that could revolutionize targeted drug delivery and precision healthcare.

🤖 What’s the Innovation?

• The Breakthrough: Scientists from the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at IISc have designed a new control system that allows individual manipulation of multiple nanobots in a shared space.
• This is a global first in nanobot navigation technology.

Why It Matters

• Medical Revolution: These nanobots can be used for highly precise drug delivery, minimally invasive surgeries, and diagnostic procedures at a microscopic level.
• Unlike traditional methods, which only allow group control, IISc’s method enables separate control of each nanobot, enhancing precision and customization.

How It Works

• The researchers used a magnetic field-based control system, enhanced by machine learning, to direct individual bots.
• The nanobots, just a few microns in size, respond to magnetic signals, allowing doctors to guide them inside the body toward specific targets like tumors or infected tissues.

India’s Leap in Health-Tech

With this discovery, IISc has positioned India at the forefront of nanotechnology in healthcare, making it one of the first global institutions to achieve such precision in nanobot control.

Lead researcher Dr. Ambarish Ghosh said the technology could accelerate the use of nanobots in real-life medical applications, potentially reducing side effects and making treatments far more efficient.

📌 Source: Times of India – Bengaluru Edition