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MIT Researchers Designed this Robotic Worm to Burrow Into Human Brains
Gizmodo ^ | August 28, 2019 | Andrew Liszewski

Posted on 08/29/2019 7:04:28 AM PDT by C19fan

Robotics engineers at MIT have built a threadlike robot worm that can be magnetically steered to deftly navigate the extremely narrow and winding arterial pathways of the human brain. One day it could be used to quickly clear blockages and clots that contribute to strokes and aneurysms, while at the same time making the current state of robotic evolution even more unsettling.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: ai; brain; mit; robots
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