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What Is the Smallest Surgical Robot Ever Built?
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- Micron is a handheld robotic tool for eye surgery that weighs only 22 grams.
- It uses piezoelectric motors to cancel tremors and assist in retinal vein cannulation.
- Another miniature robot, the Da Vinci Single Port, fits through a single 2.5 cm incision.
- These tiny robots enable surgery in spaces too tight for human hands alone.
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