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ETH Zurich and Others Unveil Robot for Fetal Surgery

A research team including ETH Zurich has unveiled a magnetically controlled flexible endoscopic robot for fetal surgery, leaderobot.com reported.

What happened

According to leaderobot.com, the research team introduced a flexible fetoscope robot with an outer diameter of 3.2 millimeters. The article said experiments on live pregnant goats confirmed the steps for navigation and laser ablation.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/eth-zurich-nadono-kenkyuu-chiimu-3-2-miri-no-ji-hikae-nansei-f3bdb7. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.