28/02/2007, 05:37 AM
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Japanese medical researchers have successfully developed a working prototype of a small surgeon robot . The robot has been able to perform surgical procedures on animal subjects during its test runs.
The robot is a cylinder-shaped structure measuring 2 cm in width and 1 cm in height. It works in several ways. It can be swallowed to perform surgery in the digestive tract or can be inserted via a small incision made in the skin. The robot is capable of taking photographs and administering treatment to patients under the guidance of medical professionals.
The robot travels along the human body using magnets. The patient is placed in the confines of a magnetic field. The robot enters the body and its magnetic sensors are activated. The magnetic field serves as the invisible sphere under which the probe is piloted in, out and around the subject.
Professor Ritsumeikan of Showa Maki Research Institute says with this robot, large-scale operation do, it can remedy (sicknesses)."
- Source: [Gadgets ]