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Researchers in the Netherlands have created wireless robots on a millimeter size that can navigate through arteries, potentially eliminating the need for vascular surgery such as blood clot removal (medicalxpress.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] Lugh 4 points 11 months ago

They have a simple way of making these so small and yet self-powered. The researchers used a robotically controlled rotating magnetic field to control the millirobots wirelessly. With an X-ray machine, they were able to localize the millirobot while steering through the aorta. They were also 3D printed, another step in simplification.

However, as with every proof of concept demonstration, widespread adoption is some way off - the question is when.