Work we presented at CRAS has been published in this magazine:
CRAS paper featured in Computer Vision News
Best Paper Award at the 2022 edition of the Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery (CRAS)
Kudos to Michael Brockdorff and the rest of the magnetic tentacle team at the STORM Lab for receiving the Best Paper Award at the 2022 edition of the Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery (CRAS) in Naples for the work “Dual-Arm Platform for Control of Magnetically Actuated Soft Robots”. You can […]
Active Stabilization of Interventional Tasks Utilizing a Magnetically Manipulated Endoscope
In this new paper from our Lab (Active Stabilization of Interventional Tasks Utilizing a Magnetically Manipulated Endoscope), we show how intelligent robotics can help with stabilizing the tip of a flexible endoscope and support a gastroenterologist in acquiring a tissue sample during a colonoscopy. This task is crucial for colorectal cancer screening and it often […]
A robot small enough to explore the lungs
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy. Though still a prototype, the robot can reach the inner recesses of the human body with minimal invasion, a task that has long frustrated […]
Top honour for engineer pioneering medical robots
A leading academic at the University of Leeds has been honoured for his work in developing medical robots. Pietro Valdastri, Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Systems in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Director of the STORM Lab, has been made a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Fellowships are given to a limited […]
Evolutionary Inverse Material Identification: Bespoke Characterization of Soft Materials Using a Metaheuristic Algorithm
In our quest towards creating highly dexterous soft surgical robots to diagnose and treat cancer, reliable material modelling is crucial. In this new paper, we present a framework for fitting hyper-elastic model parameters by means of an evolutionary algorithm. This AI-based approach allows to navigate more efficiently the vast and complex design parameter space, showing […]
A decade retrospective of medical robotics research from 2010 to 2020
Together with world-leading experts in medical robotics, we have prepared a concise review of the progresses in the last decade that is now published in Science Robotics. This paper is a great read for newcomers to the field as well as for more established researchers. You can find the paper at this link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abi8017
White Paper on Surgical Robotics
Together with Christos Bergeles from KCL, Ana Lucia Cruz Ruiz from ICL, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena from ICL and the UK-RAS Network, we have launched a White Paper on Surgical Robotics with a focus on the UK. This White Paper summarises the latest achievements in the sector and offers a measured view about the future of surgical robotics in […]
IEEE ICRA 2021 Plenary “Medical Capsule Robots: A Fantastic Voyage” by STORM Lab Director Pietro Valdastri
Professor Pietro Valdastri, Chair in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the University of Leeds and Director of STORM Lab UK is one of the featured speakers for the IEEE 2021 ICRA hosted in Xi’an China, giving a talk for the Plenary event. The video for ‘Medical Capsule Robots: A Fantastic Voyage’ followed by a […]
Prof Pietro Valdastri delivers Keynote at the Hamlyn Symposium 2021
We are pleased to announce Professor Pietro Valdastri, Chair in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the University of Leeds, is one of the featured speakers of the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2021 (#HSMR21). Professor Valdastri gave a talk on ‘Medical Capsule Robots: A Fantastic Voyage’ followed by a Q&A session.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzJy4GVxh08 The keynote can be […]