colonoscopy

First-ever 'capsule robot' to perform colonoscopy developed

 Researchers tested the capsule robot, which has a tether that is smaller in diameter than conventional endoscopes, 30 times in the colon of a pig.

May 15, 2017, 00:43 AM IST

Tiny, ingestible 3D snake-robot will help visualize digestive system in real time!

The snake-like robot is made from a set of interlocking 3D-printed "plastic" pieces that look a bit like vertebrae.

Mar 29, 2017, 13:56 PM IST