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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Shreya Biswas

Earlier in 2026, Chinese and Hong Kong researchers built CiliaVine with 50 magnetic cilia to control blood flow. Now, the robot captured tumor cells from all 23 liver cancer patients tested, revealing potential for cancer diagnosis

A tiny soft robot covered in hair-like structures has demonstrated how magnetic control can be used to manipulate blood flow and capture rare cancer cells.

Called CiliaVine, the device was developed by researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chinese PLA General Hospital in China.

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