An innovative locomotion principle for minirobots moving in the gastrointestinal tract

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1125-1130

  Phee, L ^a   Menciassi, A ^a   Gorini, S ^a   Pernorio, G ^a   Arena, A ^a   Dario, P ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

ACCORDION EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MINIROBOTS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0036061130     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2002.1014694     Document Type: Article

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