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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Byungkyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Mo Lim, Kyunggi-do, KR;
Jinhee Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jisang Park, Seoul, KR;
Soo Hyun Kim, Taejon, KR;
Jong-Oh Park, Seoul, KR;
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seongpuk-gu, KR;
Abstract
A self-propelled endoscopic micro-robot, comprising a head for obtaining the errorless information of an interior of a tubular organ; an impact force generating unit connected the head generating an impact force according to a pneumatic pressure externally supplied and sucked by a air pressure supplier and making the self-propelled endoscopic micro-robot move in the tubular organ; and a plurality of supporting arms connected the head with end of the impact force for covering the impact force generating unit, making a housing of the self-propelled endoscopic micro-robot, and adjusting frictional force between the interior of the tubular organ and the housing as desired.