Soft Robotic Microsurgery
October 20, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
The next generation of surgical robots will have means for finer control in delicate procedures. To that end, engineers at Iowa State University have developed microtubes made of an organic polymer which can curl around tiny features, either to move them aside or prepare them for excision. Curling comes from air pressure pumped into the tubes. MORE
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