Abstract

I-BOT (Implantable microroBOT) is the new project of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa funded by the European Research Council (ERC) in the ERC Starting Grant framework. The project, coordinated by Veronica Iacovacci, assistant professor at the BioRobotics Institute, aims to develop the first generation of implantable microrobots, able to navigate in a controlled and non-invasive way through the human body. Implantable Microrobots are intended to perform medical procedures such as sutures, tissue repair and long-term diagnostic monitoring.Through the combined action of ultrasound and magnetic fields, the microrobots will be able to change their geometry and size to adapt to the implant site and get in contact with the surrounding tissues. This interaction will last long providing the microrobots with the ability to exert force and perform the medical function for which they were designed.

FUNDER:  ERC Starting Grant 2024
TOPICS: microrobots, medicine, robotics
PERIOD:  2025-2030 
FUNDING:  1,5 M€
COORDINATOR: Veronica Iacovacci