Tiny In Vivo Robots Roam the Abdomen

A squad of lipstick-sized prototypes robots developed at the University of Nebraska are being deployed to test minimally invasive surgery techniques. Specialized devices for illumination, biopsy, clamping and cauterizing are planned, some of which could be mobile in the stomach or the abdominal cavity. Soldiers on the battlefield, astronauts in space and trauma victims on the roadside could benefit. See the developers' web site for a remarkable video (in Real Network format) of a motorized robot roaming a patient's abdomen.

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[tony]

just dropping a note to say that I've been enjoying this blog! I hope you continue blogging after the conference.