Given that nano-robots will be minuscule, doing microscopic and macroscopic activities would likely require a very large number of them to collaborate. These nano-robot swarms include both those that can replicate freely in the natural environment and those that cannot (such as utility fog). Some supporters of nanorobotics believe that self-replicating nanorobots do not necessarily make up purportedly productive nanotechnology and that the process of self-replication if it were ever developed, could be made inherently safe. This position is in response to the grey goo scenarios that they earlier helped to spread. In the context of nanomedicine, Robert Freitas has provided a thorough theoretical study of nanorobotics, addressing particular design challenges including sensing, power communication, navigation, manipulation, locomotion, and onboard processing. These talks sometimes don’t even reach the level of specific engineering and remain at the level of unbuildable generality.
The construction of nanomachines from molecular parts is an extremely difficult process. Because of how challenging it is, many engineers and scientists are still collaborating across disciplines to make advancements in this new field of development. It follows that the significance of the various ways now used to create nanorobots is pretty clear: A competition for nanorobots is currently underway, much like how technological research and development fueled the space race and nuclear arms race. Nanorobots have a lot of room to grow and belong in the category of developing technologies. The recent work on nanorobot development and research by major corporations like General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Synopsys, Northrop Grumman, and Siemens is one of the reasons; additionally, surgeons are becoming involved and are beginning to suggest ways to use nanorobots for routine medical procedures.
A potential method for producing nanorobots for typical medical applications, such as surgical instrumentation, diagnosis, and medication distribution, involves combining nanoelectronics, photolithography, and novel biomaterials. The electronics sector has been using this technique for nanoscale production since 2008. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate useful nanorobots into nanoelectronics devices, enabling teleoperation and increased capabilities for medical instruments.
Several papers have shown how artificial molecular motors may adhere to surfaces. It has been demonstrated that these simple nanomachines can behave like machines when placed on the surface of a macroscopic substance. The surface-anchored motors may be used to position and move nanoscale materials on a surface in a conveyor belt-like way. The mission of the Robert Freitas and Ralph Merkle-founded Nanofactory Collaboration, which consists of 23 researchers from 10 organizations and 4 countries, is to create a practical research agenda that is focused on creating positionally-controlled diamond mechanosynthesis and a diamondoid nano factory that can produce diamondoid medical nanorobots.
Bio-hybrid systems, an emerging field, combine biological and artificial structural components for biomedical or robotic purposes. Nanoscale materials such as DNA, proteins, and nanostructured mechanical components are examples of the components that make up bio-nanoelectromechanical systems (BioNEMS). Direct nanoscale feature writing is possible with thiol-ene e-beam resist, and the surface of the naturally reactive resist can then be functionalized with biomolecules. Other methods guide magnetic particles about the body by attaching a biodegradable substance to them.
Manufacturing Approaches of Nanorobotics
on 23/06/2023
