Medical, magnetic millirobots offer hope for less-invasive surgeries

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

Seeking to advance minimally invasive medical treatments, researchers have proposed using tiny robots, driven by magnetic potential energy from magnetic resonance imaging scanners. The potential technology could be used to treat hydrocephalus and other conditions, allowing surgeons to avoid current treatments that require cutting through the skull to implant pressure-relieving shunts, the researchers say.

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