What is it about?
In a recent study published in International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Qingsong Xu and coworkers from the University of Macau developed a spider-inspired magnetic soft robot that climbs in any direction—even upside down—through the human gastrointestinal tract.
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Why is it important?
The robot overcomes biological barriers such as mucus, folds, and height differences up to 8 cm, enabling targeted drug delivery and endoscopic operations deep inside complex organs.
Perspectives
This breakthrough offers a new strategy for minimally invasive GI intervention and enhances the practical use of magnetic soft robots in biomedical applications.
QS XU
University of Macau
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This page is a summary of: Bio-inspired magnetic soft robots with omnidirectional climbing for multifunctional biomedical applications, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, September 2025, Tsinghua University Press,
DOI: 10.1088/2631-7990/ae0214.
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