US start-up sends tiny robots on voyage into human brains | South China Morning Post

Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders has long been the stuff of science fiction - but it could soon become reality, according to a California start-up. Bionaut Labs plans its first clinical trials on humans in just two years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided through the brain using magnets. "The idea of the micro robot came about way before I was born," said co-founder and CEO Michael Shpigelmacher. "One of the most famous examples is a book by Isaac Asimov and a film called Fantastic Voyage , where a…