Development of a legged capsule for the gastrointestinal tract: An experimental set-up

2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 161-167

  Quirini, M ^a   Menciassi, A ^a   Stefanini, C ^a   Gorini, S ^a   Pernorio, G ^a   Dario, P ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capsular endoscopy; Legged locomotion; Micro legs

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; GAIT ANALYSIS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATHOLOGY;

AUTONOMOUS MEDICAL MICROROBOTS; DIAGNOSTIC CAPSULES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS; LEGGED CAPSULES;

ROBOTIC ARMS;

EID: 33947632942     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/robio.2005.246256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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