{"id":42248,"date":"2023-02-28T04:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T05:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=42248"},"modified":"2023-02-28T05:38:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T05:38:03","slug":"first-of-its-kind-gecko-robot-could-one-day-help-doctors-in-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/02\/28\/first-of-its-kind-gecko-robot-could-one-day-help-doctors-in-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"First-of-its-kind gecko robot could one day help doctors in surgeries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A6YQxVgjgXe8EinoilH91xKFvAhmFAJPPG6F8pxS.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>What is GeiwBot, the soft robot in healthcare?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;This work is the first time a holistic soft robot has climbed on inverted surfaces, advancing state-of-the-art soft robotics innovation,&#8221; said Dr. Boxin Zhao in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/980857\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"underline border-color-ie\">press release<\/a>, a professor of chemical engineering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are optimistic about its potential, with much more development, in several different fields,&#8221; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed GeiwBot, the robot was created from a smart material that can be molecularly changed to resemble how geckos stick and unstick their powerful grippers on their feet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This allows the four-centimeter-long, three-millimeter-wide, and one-millimeter-thick robot to climb a vertical wall and cross a ceiling without being connected to a power source.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao and his team built GeiwBot&nbsp;utilizing synthetic adhesive pads and liquid crystal elastomers. Essentially, a light-responsive polymer strip simulates an inchworm-like arching and stretching action. On the other hand, gecko-inspired <a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/innovation\/magnet-breakthrough-potent-fusion-reactors\" title=\"magnet\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"underline border-color-ie\" data-id=\"embedded internal links\" data-type=\"link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/innovation\/magnet-breakthrough-potent-fusion-reactors\">magnet <\/a>pads perform the grabbing&nbsp;at either end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even though there are still limitations to overcome, this development represents a significant milestone for utilizing biomimicry and smart materials for <a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/innovation\/startup-teaches-robots-touch\" title=\"soft robots\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"underline border-color-ie\" data-id=\"embedded internal links\" data-type=\"link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/innovation\/startup-teaches-robots-touch\">soft robots<\/a>,&#8221; said Zhao.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nature is a great source of inspiration, and nanotechnology is an exciting way to apply its lessons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, an untethered soft robot opens the door for possible surgical applications via remote control inside the human body. During rescue operations, it could also help sense or search hazardous or difficult-to-reach regions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next stage for researchers is to create a climbing soft robot that is entirely powered by light and does not require a magnetic field. Additionally, the future robot would employ near-infrared rather than UV light to increase biocompatibility. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is GeiwBot, the soft robot in healthcare? &#8220;This work is the first time a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42251,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42248\/revisions\/42251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}