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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 12 > Tiny robots making mark in surgeries

Tiny robots making mark in surgeries

By Masayuki Takata / The Bulletin
January 12, 2009

TOKYO — Tiny robots that aid surgical procedures and medical checkups currently are the focus of intense research and study. In fact, some of these small-scale devices already are in practical use.

The robots, equipped with arms less than 1 centimeter long, can move around inside the....

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