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• TITLE: A Study on Anchoring Ability of Three-Leg Micro Intestinal Robot

  AUTHORS: Wei Lin, Guozheng Yan

  KEYWORDS: Intestinal Tract; Micro Robot; Anchoring Extending

  JOURNAL NAME: Engineering, Vol.4 No.8, August 31, 2012

  ABSTRACT: This paper proposes an anchoring and extending micro intestinal robot for medical inspection and surgery propose. The three-leg anchoring method is discussed in detail, and micro robot phantom model is used to test anchoring related parameters for mechanical design. A prototype is designed and fabricated base on the experiment results and is tested in in-vitro experiment. The prototype is locomotive in a pig small intestine under a diameter limitation.