Someday, a Robot Might Draw Your Blood

After a decade of planning, one lab has created a device that might make a common procedure safer and simpler.

By Jonathon Keats
Jun 15, 2021 9:00 PM
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This article appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of Discover as "Blood Work." Subscribe for more stories like these.


Late one night in 1982, a Yale University medical student named Martin Yarmush witnessed a harrowing scene at a local hospital. A toddler was admitted, and several nurses attempted to insert an IV needle into one of the child’s tiny veins. Each time they missed the vessel, the child screamed more shrilly, and the mother grew more worried.

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