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UNC-Chapel Hill researchers develop autonomous robotic needle that can navigate living tissue without human control.
The needle uses AI and robotics to avoid obstacles and reach targets with unprecedented accuracy and safety.
This technology could revolutionise minimally invasive procedures like biopsies, drug delivery, and cancer treatment.
The team successfully demonstrated the needle in the lung, one of the most challenging organs to operate on.
The needle uses CT scans of the patient's anatomy to create a 3D model of the target area, which it uses to navigate autonomously.
The researchers plan to continue refining the system and exploring new applications.
Professor Ron Alterovitz led the research team and their results were published in the journal Science Robotics.
