Take two robot pills and see me in the morning

When did swallowable tiny robot gear become the breakout single of the summer? We're not sure (ok, so maybe it's not that popular) but first there was the robot pill crawler, now the latest is the VitalSense monitoring pill. Designed by the Mini Mitter Company and, um, the US Army, the pill checks out your inner stats with a wireless temperature sensor. We can feel a Survivor-type reality TV cameo brewing here, but more practical apps include studying how high-heat environments affect body stress. We're thinking of popping a few, relaxing at the fake-n-bake, and checking the results. 

[Bill Koslosky, MD @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM]

I like the URL on the tablet. Once it finishes its alimentary journey, who knows where it'll wind up. At least you'll know where it came from.

Probably, at least in the experimental stages, someone has the onerous job of retrieving said device. Here's an enlargement:

http://radio.weblogs.com/0120454/2004/10/12.html#a311

[Justin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM]

The Singapore Army had been using this since 2000 (or maybe earlier but I'm not sure)

[George @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM]

This is great. Now with a tiny tablet one can keep an eye on it's body statistics.