DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane CHINA's TINY BRAINBOT COULD REVOLUTIONIZE BRAIN SURGERY Source: Stock Chinese scientists have created a microfiber-bot that crawls into the brain and could save 750,000 lives a year. Here's what we know: It could revolutionize brain surgery by cutting off blood supplies to brain tumors and aneurisms that cause strokes Length: 5mm Composition: magnetized fiber Shape-changing worm robot Brain insertion: via catheter Untethered, magnetically-controlled, soft robot Movement: via doctors using magnets The robot's flexible shape allows it to block problematical blood vessels It's capable of fixing an aneurism and starving tumors by cutting blood flow Aneurisms and tumors are some of the leading causes of death worldwide and require extensive and complicated treatment This Chinese microfiber-bot, created by a te