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Creepy-crawly robot to mend a broken heart

April 19, 2007/

A device that sounds like a 21st-century version of a medicinal leech may soon be set loose inside the chests of heart patients. Resembling a robotic caterpillar, it will crawl across the surface of their beating heart, delivering treatment without the need for major surgery.

Full Story: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/mg19426006.900?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=mg19426006.900

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