Inside Out: How Robotics is Reinventing Medicine
Robots are getting smaller, softer, and smarter — and they could soon be heading into the human body. Recent advances in robotics are opening new frontiers in medicine, from microscopic machines that can navigate the bloodstream to deliver drugs precisely where they’re needed, to soft robots that can safely interact with delicate tissues and organs. The result could be treatment that is more targeted, less invasive, and gentler on the patient.
Swissnex and the ETH Alumni Association present a discussion with experts in robotics, engineering, and medicine, including Bradley Nelson, a pioneer in micro- and nanorobotics research at ETH Zurich, and Gioele Zardini, who studies design and control of complex and autonomous systems at MIT. Together they will explore how advances in scale, materials, intelligence, and autonomy could transform the way we monitor, treat, and interact with the human body.
Join us to discover what these technologies can do, how they could evolve in the next few years, and the what’s still needed to bring them into clinical practice.
This event is presented in collaboration with the ETH Alumni Association, part of a series of briefings on strategic developments in key industries and innovation sectors.