A small robot inserted through a tiny hole in the skull can spread out its soft legs and monitor brain activity without the need for more invasive surgery
at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and part of the research team.
When tucked in, the legs are similar to a sleeve with the cuff pushed back up towards the shoulder, as if it were being turned inside out. To unfurlThe robot was tested on a model of the brain made from plastic and hydrogel. But the researchers also showed how they could deploy a single, straight robotic leg – 15 millimetres long – on the brain of a Göttingen minipig.
Strain sensors embedded in each leg convey information about when the robot legs are fully deployed, without the need for additional cameras or external sensors. “Their innovative use of strain sensors… has the potential to reduce the need for post-operative imaging and shorten the time spent in the operating theatre,” saysOnce the brain monitoring task is complete, the robot legs are deflated so that they can be pulled out easily by a surgeon.
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