These remotely controlled in vivo robots provide the surgeon with an enhanced field of view from arbitrary angles, as well as provide dexterous manipulators not constrained by small incisions in the abdominal wall.

Our family of tiny-wheeled robots has the potential to revolutionize the minimally invasive surgery field. It will replace standard surgery and at some point the surgeon's hands won't need to be in the body at all.

We think this is going to replace open surgery.

There are people working on things like a pill that can be swallowed to take pictures, but that's passive technology. These robots can actually go in and do something.

It's hard to teach an astronaut to be a surgeon. I'll be the surgeon and they will be the technologists. Devices such as this could be invaluable on long duration space flights where medical personnel and equipment is sparse.

We're the first in the world to come up with this technology. Everybody knows this is a Nebraska effort.