It is a device based on the living
neurons of mouse stem cells that
have been fused into a silicon chip.
As a sensory system, it is able to
sense and recognise the smell of
explosives due to the particles they
transmit. Koniku Kore can also sniff
out different diseases in the same
way that dogs can.
"In the same way that a dog is able
to detect if someone has prostate
cancer, the real question we ask
is 'how does a dog do it?' We can
clone that process on our chip, so
yes in the same way that a dog can
detect diseases or explosives at an
airport, it's a sensory system, that is
essentially what we recreate in our
chip," explained Agabi.
However, its Agabi's main goal to
use this device to increase airport
security all over the world as they
are uniquely vulnerable to terrorism.
As well as any other places where
bombs are a real threat to humans.
In the meantime Agabi is
adamant about the benefits of
neurotechnology and hopes that
in the future it can be used on
robots."We think that the processing
power that is going to run the
robots of the future will be synthetic
biology-based and we are laying the
foundations for that today".
GUESTLIST
2018 / ISSUE 106
17
TECHNOLOGY
During the TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania,
Oshiorenoya Agabi, a Silicon Valley-based
neurotechnology entrepreneur presented his
incredible invention, Koniku Kore.
WORLD'S FIRST
NEUROTECHNOLOGY
DEVICE CAN SNIFF
OUT CANCER CELLS
& EXPLOSIVES
