Building a Robotic Oesophagus
From Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea by Newstalk
April 5, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the development of a robotic oesophagus with experts in biomedical engineering, physics, and immunology.
Guests: Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at University College Dublin Dr Shane Bergin, Physicist at UCD Dr Lara Dungan, Immunologist and Medic
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan McCrea
Guests: Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill, Dr Shane Bergin, Dr Lara Dungan
Topics covered
- biomedical engineering
- robotics
- immunology
- physicist
- healthcare
Keywords
- robotic oesophagus
- biomedical engineering
- Dr Eoin O'Cearbhaill
- Dr Shane Bergin
- Dr Lara Dungan
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University College Dublin, UCD, Newstalk
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