Soft small robots offer the opportunity to non-invasively access human tissue to perform medical operations and deliver drugs; however, challenges in materials design, biocompatibility and function control remain to be overcome for soft robots to reach the clinic.
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Sitti, M. Miniature soft robots — road to the clinic. Nat Rev Mater 3, 74–75 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-018-0001-3
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