Ingestible Origami Robot Unfolds In Stomach

An international team of scientists centered at MIT have further developed a tiny ingestible robot that unfolds from a capsule once swallowed, and could be used to retrieve foreign objects or patch wounds. New additions to the design include a more biocompatible material and structural modifications that allow the device to be compressed into a swallowable capsule.

Source: Medical Design Online News - May 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news