Experts Build Crab-Like Robot to Remove Stomach Cancer, Singapore's National University Hospital Study

2/1/2012 7:30:52 AM

Inspired by Singapore's famous chili crab dish, researchers have created a miniature robot with a pincer and a hook that can remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving any scars. Mounted on an endoscope, it enters the patient's gut through the mouth. It has a pincer to hold cancerous tissues, and a hook that slices them off and coagulates blood to stop bleeding.

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