We aim to design technologies that have the potential to transform healthcare, improving the outcome for patients and widening accessibility of screening, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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
Post-Doctoral Research Fellows
Joseph Norton
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Engineering (MEng) Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds
Ph.D. Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds
Bruno Scaglioni
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Science (MSc) Engineering of Computing Systems at Politecnico di Milano
Ph.D. Systems and Control at Politecnico di Milano
Damith Chathuranga
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Engineering (MEng) from Ritsumeikan University, Japan
DEng in Mechanical Engineering from Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Simone Calò
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Science (MSc) Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Ph.D. in Medical Robotics at University of Leeds
James Martin
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Science (MSc) Robotics Engineering at University of Bristol
Ph.D. Medical Robotics at University of Leeds
Dominic Jones
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Engineering (MEng) Biomedical Engineering at University of Leeds
Ph.D. Healthcare Mechatronics at University of Leeds
Ph.D. Students
Peter Lloyd
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) Computational Aerodynamics at University of Leeds
Nils Marahrens
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Munich
Zaneta Koszowska
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) in Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technologies at University College London
Tomás Veiga
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Engineering at University of Porto
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
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
Sarah Smith
Ph.D Student
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry at University of Leeds
Master of Chemistry (MChem) in Chemistry at University of Leeds
Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at University of Nottingham
Vittorio Francescon
Ph.D Student
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechatronic and Robotic Systems at University of Liverpool
Undergraduate Students
Alistair Bacchetti
Visiting MEng
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow
Staff
Sam Wilson
Research Support Technician
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Medical Science at University of Leeds
Tamaryn-Lee Thomson
Electronics Engineer in Medical Device Development
Master of Engineering (MEng) Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of Leeds
Jun Wai Kow
Mechatronics Engineer in Medical Device Development
Ph.D. Surgical Technologies - Soft Robotics at University of Leeds
Master of Science (MSc) Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering at University of Leeds.
Robyn Fynn
Research Support Technician
Master of Science (MSc) Fluid Dynamics at University of Leeds
Master of Engineering (MEng) Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London
Alumni
Onaizah Onaizah
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Science (MSc) from Western University
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Toronto
Luca Audino
Electronics Engineer in Medical Device Development
Master of Science (MSc) Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin
Lavinia Barducci
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) Robotics Engineering at Università di Pisa
Sara Rustum
Visiting Master Student
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Chiara Alberti
Visiting Master Student
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Lorenzo Minotti
Visiting Master Student
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Giovanni Pittiglio
Ph.D Student
Postgraduate at HARMS Lab, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London
David Biegger
Visiting Master Student
Bachelor in Medical Engineering at Hochschule Ulm
Antonio Marino
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) Robotics Engineering at University of Genoa
Margherita Rustia
Visiting Master Student
Bachelor of Science (BSc) at University of Pisa
Manish Chauhan
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Ph.D in Bioengineering Robotics at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Nicola Fornarelli
Post-graduate Research Assistant
Master of Science (MSc) Biomedical Engineering at Universitá di Pisa
Aleks Attanasio
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) Robotics Engineering at Università di Genova and Universitat Jaume I
Nicholas Dascanio
Visiting Master Student
Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Our Grants enable us to work towards ...
Surgical robotics, affordable intelligent endoscopy, medical capsule robots, soft magnetic continuum manipulators and autonomy in robotic surgery.
Active Grants
Major Completed Grants
Cancer Research UK
A robotic magnetic flexible endoscope for painless colorectal cancer diagnostic screening, surveillance and intervention
Garfield Weston Foundation
Accelerating Innovative Robotic Technologies to Fight Cancer
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
A technical innovation in bowel preparation
European Research Council
ERC Consolidator Grant: NoLiMiTs – Novel Lifesaving Magnetic Tentacles
NIHR/LTHT
NIHR MedTech and in vitro diagnostic Co-operative Surgical Technologies
H2020 European Union
AUTOCAPSULE – Autonomous multimodal implantable endoscopic capsule for the gastrointestinal tract
Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical Da Vinci Research Kit
EPSRC
Surgery Enabled by Ultrasonics Programme Grant
EPSRC
Terabotics Programme Grant - Robots with Terahertz imaging to spot and remove cancer tumours
EPSRC
New minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
National Institutes of Health
Magnetic Capsule Endoscope for Colonoscopy in Patients with IBD
Royal Society
Wolfson Research Merit Award
National Science Foundation
CAREER: Lifesaving Capsule Robots
H2020 European Union
H. Pylori-Scopy – Marie Curie Fellowship for Manish Chauhan
ESPRC
SonoPill Programme Grant
GCRF HEGCE
Ultra-low-cost diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori in rural India
National Science Foundation
Integrated Modeling, Analysis and Synthesis of Miniature Medical Devices
NIHR/LTHT
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Global Surgical Technologies
Italian Ministry of Health
Development and pre-clinical validation of a soft tethered endoscopic robot to replace colonoscopy as a screening tool for colorectal cancer
EPSRC
EPSRC GCRF: Ultra-low-cost endoscopy for gastric cancer screening in rural China