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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tiny Robots Could Treat Human Brains

A scan of a human brain taken by a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, is seen on a screen at the Regional and University Hospital Center of Brest in western France. (AFP Photo)

Miniature robots could be sent deep inside the human brain to treat disorders inaccessible by other methods, according to a California-based start-up.

Bionaut Labs plans to hold its first clinical trials on humans in two years, for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided through the brain using magnets, The Daily Mail reported.

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