{"id":2770,"date":"2013-11-02T12:13:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T17:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/vise\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2017-06-27T15:37:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:37:15","slug":"joint-me-and-vise-seminar-medical-mobile-robots-from-pill-size-down-to-micron-scale-134-fgh-monday-november-11-310-refreshments-provided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/vise\/joint-me-and-vise-seminar-medical-mobile-robots-from-pill-size-down-to-micron-scale-134-fgh-monday-november-11-310-refreshments-provided\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint ME and ViSE Seminar: Medical Mobile Robots From Pill-size Down to Micron Scale, 134 FGH, Monday November 11, 3:10. 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