Robots: Scientists invent a mechanical arm to perform colonoscopies in ‘less painful’ procedure

An AI-powered robotic arm can perform ‘less painful’ colonoscopies to check for bowel cancer by using a magnet to externally steer a camera probe through the gut. The system — from a team led from Leeds — could prove to be the first major update in decades to the procedure, which is used some 100,000 … Read more