RESEARCH

Continuum robots have lean, flexible bodies that can operate in constrained scenarios, such as surgery or turbines. 

I am developing new continuum designs and models to deploy this technology in real use cases.

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• 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

• Russo et al., Cooperative continuum robots

Parallel robots are characterized by high stiffness, payload, and repeatability, improving performance in critical tasks.

With my research, I aim at guiding and optimising their design and operation with new models and algorithms.

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• Russo et al., A review of parallel kinematic machine tools: Design, modeling, and applications

• 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

By combining innovative architectures and rapid prototyping, I develop inexpensive service robots.

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• Kierbel et al., A comparison of 3D-printed monolithic continuum robot designs

• Russo et al., A kinematic coupling mechanism with binary electromagnetic actuators for high-precision positioning

• Russo et al., Design and experiments of a novel humanoid robot with parallel architectures

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

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• Russo, Measuring performance: Metrics for robot design, control, and optimization

• Russo et al., Task-oriented optimal dimensional synthesis of robotic manipulators with limited mobility 

• Russo et al., Kinematic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a 3-UPR robotic leg