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Robots and AI Are Aiming to Make IVF Cheaper

Tech-focused startups aim to increase access to fertility treatments and make them more effective.

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The hundreds of thousands of people who undergo IVF each year put their faith in a high-stakes, hands-on process that requires extensive manual manipulation of fragile, microscopic sperm and eggs.

One small misstep by an embryologist could destroy someone’s chance at a future child.