Okay, so maybe that last bit of news has you a bit scared when it comes to the robot uprising. Maybe this will give you a little bit of peace. According to Maryland professor Jaydev Desai, a prototype of a robot being developed at the University of Maryland could one day be used to diagnose, hunt, and destroy breast cancer cells in one sitting and much more efficiently than human beings.

The prototype can work inside an MRI because of it’s titanium and stainless steel construction. Everything from the biopsy to the hunting of cancer cells will be done in the MRI, making it much easier on the cancer patient. The robot kills the cells by using a probe which is inserted into the breast until it comes into contact with the tumor. The probe then burns all of the cancerous cells until they’re dead. This would effectively consolidate three months of trips to the hospital into one visit.

Tags: Breast Cancer, MRI, Robot, Tumor