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StomachBot: Magnetic Self-Assembly of Swallowable Modular Robots by MultiScale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich

 

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Modular robotic system that can be swallowed and will assemble inside the G.I. Tract for therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. This research involves the investigation of the self-assembly of the ARES robot inside the stomach. Using a specific magnet configuration on the connection face, assembly success rates of up to 90% are possible.

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