Image sensor developer Awaiba has introduced what is being dubbed the smallest camera in the world, with potential applications in dental imaging and medical endoscopy, according to a story in PC World and other news reports.
At just 1-mm wide, 1-mm long, and 1.5-mm tall, the NanEye 2B is smaller than a typical match head, and it lives on a single silicon chip. It draws only 1.8 volts of electric current and can take "clear and sharp" 250 x 250-pixel pictures, according to the company.
Awaiba sees the NanEye 2B being used for a variety of medical purposes, including dental imaging and medical endoscopy, and it could even be used to give surgical robots a boost, PC World noted.
