About us

Our Expertise

We have a strong expertise in the magnetic manipulation and localization of medical capsules and soft robots, which we leverage to reach deep inside the human body to diagnose and treat life-threatening and inoperable diseases.
Soft robotics, intelligent control, frugal design, advanced proprioceptive sensing, innovative manufacturing and smart actuation are some of the scientific tools we use to create affordable lifesaving medical technologies.

"We strive to improve the quality of life for people undergoing flexible endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery by creating affordable and intelligent robotic solutions.”

Pietro Valdastri

Director of STORM Lab UK

STORM Lab Director

Pietro Valdastri

Professor and Chair in Robotics And Autonomous Systems

IEEE Fellow

Director of the Institute of Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Sensing (IRASS)

Director of Robotics at Leeds

Ph.D. in Medical Robotics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

Academic Staff

James Chandler

Lecturer in Surgical Robotics

Master of Engineering (MEng) Automotive Engineering at University of Leeds

Ph.D. Surgical Technologies at University of Leeds

Dominic Jones

Lecturer

Master of Engineering (MEng) Biomedical Engineering at University of Leeds

Ph.D. Healthcare Mechatronics at University of Leeds

Duygu Sarikaya

Lecturer in Computer Science

Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY

James Avery

Lecturer in Robotics and Embedded Systems

Master of Engineering (MEng) Acoustical Engineering at University of Southampton

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University College London

Post-Doctoral Research Fellows

Peter Lloyd

Medical Robotics Research Fellow

Master of Science (MSc) Computational Aerodynamics at University of Leeds

Benjamin Calmé

Medical Robotics Research Fellow

Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering at University of Reims, France

Ph.D. Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems at University of Montpellier, France

Adam Metcalf

Medical Robotics Research Fellow

BEng Mechanical Engineering University of Leeds

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering at University of Leeds

Jon Woolfrey

Medical Robotics Research Fellow

Ph.D. Students

Michael Brockdorff

Ph.D Student

Master of Science (MSc) Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London

Michele Di Lecce

Ph.D Student

Master of Science (MSc) in Automation Engineering at Politecnico di Bari

Joshua Davy

Ph.D Student

Masters of Science (MSc) in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the University of Lincoln.

Alistair Bacchetti

Ph.D Student

Master of Engineering (MEng) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow

Junlei Hu

Ph.D Student

Master of Engineering(MEng) in Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Gerardo Loza

Ph.D Student

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Bionic Engineering at The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico

Nikita Greenidge

Ph.D Student

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Medical Engineering at University of Surrey and Nanyang Technological University

Nikita Murasovs

Ph.D Student

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at University of Aberdeen

Vittorio Francescon

Ph.D Student

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechatronic and Robotic Systems at University of Liverpool
MSc Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds

Burak Ozdemir

Ph.D Student

Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds.

Muhammad Khalid

Ph.D Student

Master of Science (MSc) in Mechatronics Engineering at National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)

Charlie DeLorey

Ph.D Student

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
Master of Research (MRes) in Medical Robotics in The Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College London

Alex Brown

Ph.D Student

Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds.

Visiting Students

Tianle Zeng

Masters Student

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electronic Information Science and Technology at South China Agricultural University

MSc Mechatronics and Robotics at the University of Leeds