Researchers at the Ritsumeikan University and the Shiga University of Medical Sciences have developed a miniature robot that can eliminate the need for surgery in some cases.
The mini robot is 2-cm in length and 1-cm in diameter and can be inserted into the patient’s body by a small incision.
After the robot is in the body, it can be navigated through the body by controlling an external magnetic field applied near the patient.
While other similar swallowable robots can only perform operations like taking pictures of the affected areas of the body, this one can do much more than that.
Researchers have developed five different prototypes of the robot with features such as capturing images, getting tissue samples and delivering medicines to the affected areas.
Via: pinktentacle
