For a couple of decades now, researchers all over the world have been studying the possibility of using nanotechnology (which comes from the word “nano” meaning extremely small) as a means of creating tiny robots which could go inside of a human being and repair damage, destroy cancer cells, and just generally be microscopic heroes for anyone who needs them. But while such advancements are undoubtedly on the way toward us, they are not here yet. And this is the perfect time for people to divide themselves into the various schools of thought. Simply put, would you want microscopic robots crawling, flowing or swimming around inside your veins? Some people would shiver at the idea of allowing something like that, while other people might actually be excited enough to volunteer to be guinea pigs in a relevant research study.
For some people, the notion that artificial devices might be inside them for a time seems hateful. First off, would it hurt to put them in there? Secondly, would it be safe to have them in there, if they happened to malfunction? Third, how would they ever get out of there? A lot of people do not want to be Lee Majors from the Six Million Dollar Man. They would prefer to solve their problems without having what might very well be just tiny versions of bulldozers “inhabiting” their bodies.
But on the other hand, a lot of people get really excited by the idea of becoming “cyborgs” in one sense of the word. Keep in mind that these people may only be thinking of the possibilities from a “best case scenario” perspective and not what could happen if the nanobots decided that your artery wall was a blockage that needed to be broken down (with the result being a massive internal hemorrhage that could kill you easily). A lot of people only see potential technologies through rose colored glasses, in spite of the potential dangers.