MATTEO RUSSO

Associate Professor @ Rome Tor Vergata

I create (unusual) robots. My designs are tailored to address unsolved challenges in healthcare and industry, from repairs in unreachable corners to seamless motion assistance.

I study how mechanics, morphology, and materials can overcome obstacles before software kicks in. My work usually involves soft and continuum robots, parallel robots, and design optimisation.

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CONTINUUM ROBOTS

Continuum robots have lean, flexible bodies that can operate in constrained scenarios like aircraft engines and nuclear plants. I am developing new continuum designs and models to deploy this technology in real use cases.

Russo et al., Continuum robots: An overview
Russo et al., Helical Routing: Decoupling Segments of Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots
Raimondi et al., Understanding friction and superelasticity in tendon-driven continuum robots
Raimondi et al., A miniaturized tendon-driven continuum robot for direct laser deposition

PARALLEL ROBOTS

Parallel robots are characterized by high stiffness, payload, and repeatability, improving performance in critical tasks. With my research, I aim at guiding their design and operation with new models and algorithms.

Russo et al., A review of parallel kinematic machine tools
Russo and Dong, A calibration procedure for reconfigurable Gough-Stewart manipulators
Russo et al., Force transmission and constraint analysis of a 3-SPR parallel manipulator
Russo et al., Kinematic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a 3-UPR robotic leg

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

I am interested in mechanism analysis and optimization, with a focus on performance metrics and kinematic synthesis.

ROBOTICS IN HEALTHCARE

From a medical perspective, I aim at improving exoskeleton accessibility and minimize invasiveness in surgery.

Perini and Russo, Design of an adaptive tendon-driven hand exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation
Lari and Russo, A rod-driven continuum robot with asymmetric joints for active chest catheters
Alatorre et al., COBRA: From industrial to medical surgery with slender continuum robots

OPPORTUNITIES

Get in touch if you enjoy solving puzzling tasks with unconventional mechanisms and creativity!

Research & collaboration: email me at matteo.russo@uniroma2.eu
PhD & PostDoc: advertised via LinkedIn and on the University of Rome Tor Vergata website. I'm happy to support applications for PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships, such as MSCA, within my research interests.
Thesis, internships, & visits: I am available for supervising BSc and MSc thesis projects at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, which can be carried out internationally as part of the Erasmus+ programme or in collaboration with industry.

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