Key points from article :
Lack of rigid skeleton allows it to bend, stretch and switch between flexible and rigid states. AImed at minimally invasive surgery.
The study was published in the Bioinspiration & Biomimetics journal.
Robotic tentacle targets keyhole surgery
14-May-2015
Mentioned in this article:
Click on resource name for more details.
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
Journal covering research that discovers and uses principles from natural systems to create physical models, engineering systems and technological designs.
Read full article on BBC website
Topics mentioned on this page:
Robotic Surgery
