University of Leeds

This tentacle-like magnetic robot could navigate the lungs

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Engineers at the University of Leeds have developed a magnetic tentacle robot to pass through the narrow tubes of the lungs.

Scientists and engineers at the university made a proof of concept for a robotic device that can reach the smallest bronchial tubes to take tissue samples and deliver cancer therapy.

The tentacle robot has a diameter of 2 mm, about twice the size of a ballpoint pen’s tip. Magnets outside a patient’s body guide the tentacle robot into place.

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