Zhang, Dandan;
Gorochowski, Thomas E;
Marucci, Lucia;
Lee, Hyun-Taek;
Gil, Bruno;
Li, Bing;
Hauert, Sabine;
(2023)
Advanced medical micro-robotics for early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions.
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
, 9
, Article 1086043. 10.3389/frobt.2022.1086043.
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Abstract
Recent technological advances in micro-robotics have demonstrated their immense potential for biomedical applications. Emerging micro-robots have versatile sensing systems, flexible locomotion and dexterous manipulation capabilities that can significantly contribute to the healthcare system. Despite the appreciated and tangible benefits of medical micro-robotics, many challenges still remain. Here, we review the major challenges, current trends and significant achievements for developing versatile and intelligent micro-robotics with a focus on applications in early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. We also consider some recent emerging micro-robotic technologies that employ synthetic biology to support a new generation of living micro-robots. We expect to inspire future development of micro-robots toward clinical translation by identifying the roadblocks that need to be overcome.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Advanced medical micro-robotics for early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions |
| Location: | Switzerland |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/frobt.2022.1086043 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.1086043 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2023 Zhang, Gorochowski, Marucci, Lee, Gil, Li, Hauert and Yeatman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | Artificial Intelligence, biomedical engineering, medicine, micro-manipulation, micro-robotics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office > Institute for Materials Discovery |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164418 |
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