StomachBot: Magnetic Self-Assembly of Swallowable Modular Robots

We are developing a modular robotic system that can be swallowed and will assemble inside the GI Tract for therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. ETH Zürich is one of four European universities participating in this project. My research involves the investigation of the self-assembly of the ARES robot inside the stomach. Using a specific magnet configuration on the connection face, assembly success rates of up to 90% are possible. more on www.iris.mavt.ethz.ch or www.zoltan-nagy.net
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