Bliss Chapman

This is the needle that's engaging with the loops in the thread. So they're the ones that... you know thread the feather loop um and then peel it from the silicon backing and then this is the thing that gets inserted into the tissue and then this pulls out leaving the thread and this kind of a notch or the shark tooth that we used to call uh is the thing that actually is um grasping the loop.

This is the needle that's engaging with the loops in the thread. So they're the ones that... you know thread the feather loop um and then peel it from the silicon backing and then this is the thing that gets inserted into the tissue and then this pulls out leaving the thread and this kind of a notch or the shark tooth that we used to call uh is the thing that actually is um grasping the loop.

And then it's designed in such a way such that when you pull out, it leaves the loop. And the robot is controlling this needle. Correct. So this is actually housed in a cannula. And basically the robot has a lot of the optics that look for where the loop is. There's actually a 405 nanometer light that actually causes the polyimide to fluoresce so that you can locate the location of the loop.

And then it's designed in such a way such that when you pull out, it leaves the loop. And the robot is controlling this needle. Correct. So this is actually housed in a cannula. And basically the robot has a lot of the optics that look for where the loop is. There's actually a 405 nanometer light that actually causes the polyimide to fluoresce so that you can locate the location of the loop.

And then it's designed in such a way such that when you pull out, it leaves the loop. And the robot is controlling this needle. Correct. So this is actually housed in a cannula. And basically the robot has a lot of the optics that look for where the loop is. There's actually a 405 nanometer light that actually causes the polyimide to fluoresce so that you can locate the location of the loop.

So the loop lights up? Yeah, yeah, they do. It's a micron precision process.

So the loop lights up? Yeah, yeah, they do. It's a micron precision process.

So the loop lights up? Yeah, yeah, they do. It's a micron precision process.

Yeah, our robot is quite heavy, our current version of it. It's like a giant granite slab that weighs about a ton because it needs to be sensitive to vibration, environmental vibration. And then as the head is moving, at the speed that it's moving, there's a lot of kind of motion control to make sure that you can achieve that level of precision. a lot of optics that kind of zoom in on that.

Yeah, our robot is quite heavy, our current version of it. It's like a giant granite slab that weighs about a ton because it needs to be sensitive to vibration, environmental vibration. And then as the head is moving, at the speed that it's moving, there's a lot of kind of motion control to make sure that you can achieve that level of precision. a lot of optics that kind of zoom in on that.

Yeah, our robot is quite heavy, our current version of it. It's like a giant granite slab that weighs about a ton because it needs to be sensitive to vibration, environmental vibration. And then as the head is moving, at the speed that it's moving, there's a lot of kind of motion control to make sure that you can achieve that level of precision. a lot of optics that kind of zoom in on that.

You know, we're working on next generation of the robot that is lighter, easier to transport. I mean, it is a feat to move the robot.

You know, we're working on next generation of the robot that is lighter, easier to transport. I mean, it is a feat to move the robot.

You know, we're working on next generation of the robot that is lighter, easier to transport. I mean, it is a feat to move the robot.

Absolutely. I mean, let alone you try to actually thread a loop in a sewing kit. I mean, this is like, we're talking like fractions of human hair. These things are, it's not visible.

Absolutely. I mean, let alone you try to actually thread a loop in a sewing kit. I mean, this is like, we're talking like fractions of human hair. These things are, it's not visible.

Absolutely. I mean, let alone you try to actually thread a loop in a sewing kit. I mean, this is like, we're talking like fractions of human hair. These things are, it's not visible.

Yeah, this proxy is super cool, actually. So there's a 3D printed skull from the images that is taken at Barrow. as well as this hydrogel mix, you know, sort of synthetic polymer thing that actually mimics the mechanical properties of the brain. It also has vasculature of the person. So basically what we're talking about here, and there's a lot of work that has gone into making this set proxy,

Yeah, this proxy is super cool, actually. So there's a 3D printed skull from the images that is taken at Barrow. as well as this hydrogel mix, you know, sort of synthetic polymer thing that actually mimics the mechanical properties of the brain. It also has vasculature of the person. So basically what we're talking about here, and there's a lot of work that has gone into making this set proxy,

Yeah, this proxy is super cool, actually. So there's a 3D printed skull from the images that is taken at Barrow. as well as this hydrogel mix, you know, sort of synthetic polymer thing that actually mimics the mechanical properties of the brain. It also has vasculature of the person. So basically what we're talking about here, and there's a lot of work that has gone into making this set proxy,