The Development of a Robotic Endoscope
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This paper describes the development of a prototype robotic endoscope for gastrointestinal diagnosis and therapy. The goal of this device is to access, in a minimally invasive fashion, the portions of the small intestine that cannot be accessed by conventional endo-scopes. This paper describes the macroscopic design and function of the device, and the results of preliminary experiments that validate the concept.
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تاریخ انتشار 1995