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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In our quest towards highly dexterous magnetic tentacle robots to reach deeper inside the human body and perform surgery, we realised that extremely soft continuum magnetic manipulators experience relevant twisting when interacting with controlling external magnetic fields and field gradients. So, if we want to precisely control their shape and avoid twisting, we need to […]
STORMLAB featured in the version of the June 8th issue of New Electronics magazine, showing a robotic surgery front cover and accompanying article by Neil Tyler in which Dr Pietro Valdastri was quoted. See the issue here: https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/newelectronics-digital-magazine/14816
Researchers are investigating whether a kinder form of radiation known as T-rays could be used to image and treat patients with skin or bowel cancer. See more at the University of Leeds health news article: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4833/t-rays_could_revolutionise_cancer_treatment
Thanks to the effort of Andrew Jackson from Mech Eng at Uni Leeds, a simplified version of our robotic colonoscopy platform is now on display at the Thackray Medical Museum. The exhibit allows visitors to control a robot arm to steer a magnetic capsule in order to detect polyps inside a simulated colon. The Thackray […]