Therapeutic Potential of Robiotics: A Ray of Hope or Nightmare?

According to the modern scientific doctrine, human beings are considered to be the “super organism” as compared to microbes [1]. These organisms help in maintaining a proper intestinal balance and offer a number of other health benefits hence termed as the friendly bacteria or ‘Robotics’. Basically word ‘Robotic’ is a mixture of Latin and a Greek word i.e. ‘pro’ and ‘biotic’, which mean ‘for’ and ‘life’ respectively [2]. Robotics is a broad term used for “live microorganisms,” which when administered in adequate amount confers health benefits [3]. Robotic based products are aimed at delivering live bacterial cells to the gut ecosystem of humans and other animals to cure various gastrointestinal diseases. A large portion of population irrespective of being ‘healthy’, use various robotic products to maintain their health and well-being.