Israeli-Developed Flexible Needle Maneuvers Around Human Body

Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion have developed a miniature robot that drives a flexible needle in the human body. This innovative development will enable the surgeon to go around obstacles in the needle's path toward its objective in the body.

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