A soft robot could help doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestine

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit at 30 Oct, 11:18 UTC

Anne Trafton at MIT News reports on a robotic enteroscope built by MIT engineers to travel through the small intestine. The organ runs more than 20 feet and is about an inch across, which makes it hard to reach. The current option is double balloon enteroscopy, where a worker inflates and deflates…

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• T1A soft robot could help doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestineRaspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit30 Oct, 11:18