Forbes December 22, 2023
This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in robotics.
In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection of interventions that restore to normal function tissues and organs that have been damaged by disease, injured by trauma, or worn by time. I include a full spectrum of chemical, gene, and protein-based medicines, cell-based therapies, and biomechanical interventions that achieve that goal.
How small is the smallest robot? Some might visualize a machine that could fit on the palm of your hand or the tip of your finger. In recent years, robots have been developed so small, they are barely perceptible to the naked eye, if at all.
Anthrobots, or...