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Surgical snakebots will come in handy in the operating theatre

Navigates through the body in a customised manner to reach its destination

20-Aug-2019

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New generation of surgical snakebots are individualised to each patient.

Will be able to work in confines of each person's anatomy.

Come up with many virtual snakebot designs and select the one that can reach the necessary tissue.

Surgeon's tools and cameras can be sent through the hollow in the snakebots.

Currently working on anatomical models, have to work on cadavers before going for commercialisation.

Study by Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, part of the Queensland University of Technology.

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Australian Centre for Robotic Vision

Company that's combining robotics and computer vision to give robots the ability to see.

Jonathan Roberts

Professor in Robotics at Queensland University of Technology.

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Robotic Surgery