Editing Microbotics (section)

===Medical microbots===
{{Excerpt|Biohybrid microswimmer|Biomedical applications|paragraphs=1}}
For example, there are biocompatible [[microalgae]]-based microrobots for [[Targeted drug delivery|active drug-delivery]] in the brain,<ref name=":5" /> lungs and the gastrointestinal tract,<ref>{{cite news |title=Algae micromotors join the ranks for targeted drug delivery |url=https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/Algae-micromotors-join-ranks-targeted/100/web/2022/10 |access-date=19 October 2022 |work=Chemical & Engineering News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Fangyu |last2=Zhuang |first2=Jia |last3=Li |first3=Zhengxing |last4=Gong |first4=Hua |last5=de Ávila |first5=Berta Esteban-Fernández |last6=Duan |first6=Yaou |last7=Zhang |first7=Qiangzhe |last8=Zhou |first8=Jiarong |last9=Yin |first9=Lu |last10=Karshalev |first10=Emil |last11=Gao |first11=Weiwei |last12=Nizet |first12=Victor |last13=Fang |first13=Ronnie H. |last14=Zhang |first14=Liangfang |last15=Wang |first15=Joseph |title=Nanoparticle-modified microrobots for in vivo antibiotic delivery to treat acute bacterial pneumonia |journal=Nature Materials |date=22 September 2022 |volume=21 |issue=11 |pages=1324–1332 |doi=10.1038/s41563-022-01360-9 |pmid=36138145 |pmc=9633541 |bibcode=2022NatMa..21.1324Z |language=en |issn=1476-4660}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Fangyu |last2=Li |first2=Zhengxing |last3=Duan |first3=Yaou |last4=Abbas |first4=Amal |last5=Mundaca-Uribe |first5=Rodolfo |last6=Yin |first6=Lu |last7=Luan |first7=Hao |last8=Gao |first8=Weiwei |last9=Fang |first9=Ronnie H. |last10=Zhang |first10=Liangfang |last11=Wang |first11=Joseph |title=Gastrointestinal tract drug delivery using algae motors embedded in a degradable capsule |journal=Science Robotics |date=28 September 2022 |volume=7 |issue=70 |pages=eabo4160 |doi=10.1126/scirobotics.abo4160 |pmid=36170380 |pmc=9884493 |s2cid=252598190 |language=en |issn=2470-9476}}</ref> and magnetically guided engineered bacterial microbots for <!--Targeted drug delivery-->'precision targeting'<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schmidt |first1=Christine K. |last2=Medina-Sánchez |first2=Mariana |last3=Edmondson |first3=Richard J. |last4=Schmidt |first4=Oliver G. |title=Engineering microrobots for targeted cancer therapies from a medical perspective |journal=Nature Communications |date=5 November 2020 |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=5618 |doi=10.1038/s41467-020-19322-7 |pmid=33154372 |pmc=7645678 |bibcode=2020NatCo..11.5618S |language=en |issn=2041-1723|doi-access=free}}</ref> for fighting [[cancer]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Joanna |title=These tiny magnetic robots can infiltrate tumors — and maybe destroy cancer |url=https://www.inverse.com/innovation/bacteria-robotic-cancer-treatment |access-date=21 November 2022 |work=Inverse |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gwisai |first1=T. |last2=Mirkhani |first2=N. |last3=Christiansen |first3=M. G. |last4=Nguyen |first4=T. T. |last5=Ling |first5=V. |last6=Schuerle |first6=S. |title=Magnetic torque–driven living microrobots for increased tumor infiltration |journal=Science Robotics |date=26 October 2022 |volume=7 |issue=71 |pages=eabo0665 |doi=10.1126/scirobotics.abo0665 |pmid=36288270 |language=en |issn=2470-9476|biorxiv=10.1101/2022.01.03.473989|s2cid=253160428 }}</ref> that all have been tested with mice.