RESEARCH
CONTINUUM ROBOTS
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”
Alatorre et al., “COBRA: From industrial to medical surgery with slender continuum robots”
Russo et al., “Cooperative continuum robots”
Dong et al., “Continuum robots collaborate for safe manipulation of high-temperature flame”
PARALLEL 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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INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
My industrial research focuses on maintenance in hard-to-reach areas, such as nuclear plants and aircraft engines.
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ROBOTICS IN HEALTHCARE
From a medical perspective, I aim at improving rehabilitation accessibility with low-cost exoskeletons.
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Rodriguez-Leon et al., “An auto-tuning cable-driven device for home rehabilitation”
Russo and Ceccarelli, “Analysis of a wearable robotic system for ankle rehabilitation”
Cafolla et al., “CUBE, a cable-driven device for limb rehabilitation”
SERVICE ROBOTICS
By combining innovative architectures and rapid prototyping, I develop inexpensive service robots.
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Cafolla et al., “HeritageBot III, a robotic platform for cultural heritage”
Russo et al., “Kinematic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a 3-UPR robotic leg”
Russo et al., “Design and experiments of a novel humanoid robot with parallel architectures”
MECHANISM ANALYSIS
I am interested in mechanism design and analysis, with a focus on musical or low-cost applications.
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Sriratanasak et al., “Tasering twin soft robot: A soft robot capable of passive flight & wall climbing”
Russo et al., “A kinematic coupling mechanism with binary electromagnetic actuators for high-precision positioning”
Russo and Robles-Linares, “A brief history of piano action mechanisms”