nanobot
nounUK /ˈnænəʊbɒt/
US /ˈnænoʊbɑːt/
A nanobot is a tiny robot so small you need a microscope to see it.
The scientist sent a nanobot into the patient's blood to fix the damaged cell.
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2. A microscopic machine designed to travel through the human body to deliver medicine or repair tissue.
Doctors hope nanobots will one day carry drugs straight to sick cells.
3. A tiny self-guided device used in science fiction stories to build or change matter.
In the story, a swarm of nanobots rebuilt the broken spaceship overnight.
4. A very small programmable robot used in industry to work on parts too tiny for human hands.
The factory uses nanobots to polish the tiny chips inside phones.