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CASE 17 / Medical

Millirobots and precision delivery

Magnetically actuated miniature robots explore movement and precision delivery inside the body.

Stanford · Millirobot2022
01 / STUDY

Mechanism and experiments

The research report discusses magnetic locomotion and origami-inspired structures for stomach environments. It offers an interdisciplinary entry point to constrained-space research inside the body.

02 / CONTEXT

Test conditions and scope

The material describes magnetic locomotion and functional integration research, rather than a device available for patient use.

03 / SOURCE

Papers and primary sources

Tiny robots bring health care closer to precision drug delivery
Renee Zhao and collaborators · Stanford University
Stanford Engineering · 2022 research report