Tech Humanoid robot performs medical procedures via remote control Could these advanced robots be what struggling healthcare systems need?

Tokyo startup H2L has launched Capsule Interface technology enabling full-body robot control with muscle sensors, offering immersive remote operation.

The Capsule Interface allows users to control humanoid robots through their muscle movements, effectively turning the human body into a remote interface.

Tiny remote-controlled blob robots may revolutionize infection treatment by eradicating stubborn bacterial biofilms on medical implants with precision and ease.

Instead, the robots' bodies have an "elastic resilience" that enables them to move. This means that researchers can rapidly heat the small robot limbs with a laser to bend them.

Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. The hybrid 'eBiobots' are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and microelectronics, said researchers.

Both allow it to perform seven varied medical procedures using a remote control operated by a human using foot pedals, HTC Vive trackers, and motion-capture cameras.