Virtual Incision co-founder readies surgical robot for space station test

Shane Farritor, co-founder of Virtual Incision, will configure Virtual Incision’s surgical robot, MIRA, for a 2024 test mission aboard the International Space Station. The project was made possible by a recent $100,000 NASA grant awarded to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Virtual Incision and UNL are members of Bio Nebraska.
Article by Leslie Reed, UNL Communication and Marketing

A miniaturized robot invented by Nebraska’s Shane Farritor is on scheduled to blast off into space to showcase its skills.

NASA recently awarded the University of Nebraska-Lincoln $100,000 through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to ready the surgical robot for a 2024 test mission aboard the International Space Station.