Sean Crimmins, a senior in engineering at the University of Nebraska, loads the robotic arm into its case on Aug. 11 before a shake test. Craig Chandler/University of Nebraska Office of University Communication and Marketing
Craig Chandler/University of Nebraska Office of University Communication and Marketing
The robot is small in size but its aspirations are out of this world — literally.
MIRA, which stands for miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant, recently became the first surgical robot at the International Space Station.
The tiny robot, which weighs about 2 pounds,
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