BALTIMORE — What if you could swallow a tiny robot that could diagnose, monitor and treat health issues in your gut without scheduling an uncomfortable or time-consuming outpatient procedure?

H2L, a Tokyo-based technology startup, has launched the Capsule Interface. This breakthrough device lets you control robots with your entire body, transmitting not just movement but also physical ...

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of advanced medical devices, including tiny ...

Illustration of the mechanical design and workflow of the macabot. (a) Schematic of a multichamber capsule robot with four single-chamber capsules with decoupled opening directions. (b) Photograph of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The complex community of microorganisms inhabiting the human digestive tract, known as the gut microbiome, plays a vital role in health and disease. In recent years, research into ...

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Medical providers have a wide swath of imaging options to help peer inside a patient’s abdomen and ...

Magnetically steerable capsule robot has potential to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal conditions, reduce reliance on invasive endoscopies.

MIT's Daniela Rus isn’t worried that robots will take over the world. Instead, she envisions robots and humans teaming up to achieve things that neither could do alone. In this excerpt from the new ...