Two Tiny Magnetic Robots Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery
Forbes ME · 13 Oct 2026

Two Tiny Magnetic Robots Could Replace Open-Heart Surgery

Engineers at Johns Hopkins University have built a pair of magnet-steered, millimeter-scale robots meant to deliver antibiotics directly to the heart to treat infections, a breakthrough that could reduce the need for high-risk open heart surgery in patients with infective endocarditis.


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