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Two interesting pill size cameras/sensors for use inside the body. The Pillcam Colon Capsule Endoscope is a large pill with a camera inside it. It can generate up to 144,000 images over a 10-hour period.

The other pill size sensor is from Philips. It can be programmed to deliver targeted doses of medicine to patients with digestive disorders. Besides delivering medicine to multiple locations, the pill can measure data such as local temperature, and report measurements wirelessly to an external receiver unit.

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