Desai's Neurosurgical Robot Designed for Brain Surgery Featured on NPR

Desai's Neurosurgical Robot Designed for Brain Surgery Featured on NPR

Desai's Neurosurgical Robot Designed for Brain Surgery Featured on NPR

Prof. Jaydev Desai and the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot (NIMIR) prototype.
Prof. Jaydev Desai and the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot (NIMIR) prototype.

A University of Maryland research collaboration between Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jaydev Desai and his Baltimore-based Medical School colleagues J. Marc Simard and Rao Gullapalli was featured in a story on National Public Radio.

The NPR story focused on a robot that Desai and his colleagues are developing to minimize harm to patients during brain surgery. This Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot is a worm-like, multi-jointed device about a half-inch wide. The robot can be used while a patient is inside an MRI scanner, allowing the surgeon to look inside a patient's brain without having to open it wide.

The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Visit the NPR website for the complete story.

September 29, 2013


Prev   Next

Current Headlines

Senta Kapnick Promoted to Associate Research Scientist

Rudolph Awarded Women in Defense Scholarship

Edward Eisenstein Elected President of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Why 'Thinking More' Isn't Always Making Generative AI Smarter

BIOE Professor Publishes Global Consensus on Brillouin Microscopy in Nature Photonics

Researchers Develop Autonomous Materials Discovery Engine Using AI

UMD Team Led by Yu Named Best Paper Award Finalists at DAC 2025

ECE Professor and Former Chair Pat O'Shea Named Vice President for Research for UMD's Joint Research Enterprise

News Resources

Return to Newsroom

Search News

Archived News

Events Resources

Events Calendar