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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Self-propelling robot endoscope ‘could make bowel cancer screening comfortable’

A soft robotic device that moves through the body like a worm could make bowel cancer screening much more comfortable by reducing pain and and discomfort, according to the scientists developing it.

Researchers at Imperial College London said they have created a new type endoscope that is soft, flexible, and capable of extending and curling on its own inside the body.

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