Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over the centuries, growing with the knowledge of anatomy and ...

Researchers have created a magnetic tweezer system that could one day make it possible for doctors to do remote, non-invasive, highly precise medical procedures on their patients using a microrobot.

(a) and (b)Transparent and front views of the magnetic tweezer device. (c) Schematic of magnetic tweezer system. Credit: SMU Imagine if a doctor could remotely do a non-invasive, highly precise ...