MDC is building a surgical robot that operates inside an MRI

MRIs are an indispensable tool for surgeons, though the technology certainly has its limitations. MDC believes the answer lies in robotics. While robotics undoubtedly represent the future of surgery, they present their own challenges in this application. After all, traditional robotics contain many elements that cannot operate inside an MRI. MDC’s challenge, then, was to create a robotic system that could operate on a patient inside an MRI without relying on electric motors, rare earth metals and other elements that would inhibit the imaging machine’s operations. The company pitched its solution on the Startup Battlefield stage.