Microrobots
Animal study
- What happened
ETH Zurich researchers reported in Science that they steered drug-carrying microrobots through the blood vessels of pigs and the brain fluid of a sheep; in more than 95% of tests the drug reached the right spot. Their next goal is trials in people.
- Why it matters
It could deliver clot-dissolving drugs straight to a stroke, instead of through the whole body.
ETH Zurich via EurekAlert, 13 Nov 2025- How far from your life
Working prototype
Magnetic microrobots for drug delivery is on step 2 of 5. Still years away; many prototypes stall here.
- Source
“In more than 95 percent of the cases tested, the capsule successfully delivered the drug to the correct location.”ETH Zurich via EurekAlert, 13 Nov 2025
The bigger picture
More on Microrobots
On step 2 of 5: Working prototype. Everything we track on it