Publications

2024

Lee H.C., Elder N., Leal M., Stantial S., Elenis Vergara, Sneha Jos, and Russo S., A Fabrication Strategy for Millimeter-Scale, Self-Sensing Soft-Rigid Hybrid Robots, Nature Communications, In Press.

Gerald A., McCandless M., Hsu P., Pang J., Mankad A., Chu A., Aihara H., and Russo S.,  “Ex vivo evaluation of a soft optical blood sensor for colonoscopy”, Device, 2024. Link

Van Lewen D., Wang C., Lee H.C., Devaiah A., Upadhyay U., and Russo S., Monitoring Forces in Soft Robotic Brain Retraction via Origami Sensing Modules“. The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2024.

Van Lewen D., Wang C., Lee H.C., Devaiah A., Upadhyay U., and Russo S., Soft-Foldable Capacitive Sensor Modules for Measuring Force in an Origami-Inspired, Neurosurgical Robotic Retractor. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024. Link

Del Bono V., McCandless M., Wise F., and Russo S., A soft miniaturized continuum robot with 3D shape sensing via functionalized soft optical waveguides. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024. Link

Gerald A., Russo S., “Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures”, Nature Reviews Materials, 2024. Link   SharedIt Link

2023

Gerald A., Ye J., Batliwala R., Hsu P., Pang J., and Russo S., “Soft Optical Sensor and Haptic Feedback System for Remote and Robot-Assisted Palpation”, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023. Link

McCandless M., Wise F., and Russo S., “A Soft Continuum Robot with Multi-Modal Shape and Contact Force Sensing for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2023. Link

Van Lewen D., Janke T., Lee H., Austin R., Billatos E., and Russo S., “A Fluidic Actuated Soft Robot for Improving Bronchoscopic Biopsy“, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2023. Link

McCandless M., Wise F., and Russo S., “A Soft Robot with Three Dimensional Shape Sensing and Contact Recognition Multi-Modal Sensing via Tunable Soft Optical Sensors“, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023. Link

Van Lewen D., Janke T., Lee H., Austin R., Billatos E. and Russo S., “A Millimeter-Scale Soft Robot for Tissue Biopsy Procedures”, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023. Link

2022

Gerald A., Batliwala R., Ye J., Hsu P., Aihara H., and Russo S., “A Soft Robotic Haptic Feedback Glove for Colonoscopy Procedures”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022. PDF Video IROS presentation video

Lee H., Pacheco N., Fichera L., and Russo S., “When the End Effector Is a Laser: A Review of Robotics in Laser Surgery”, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022. Link

Gerald A., Batliwala R., Ye J., Hsu P., Aihara H., and Russo S., “A Haptic Feedback Glove for Minimally Invasive Surgery”, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2022. Link

Gerald A., McCandless M., Sheth A., Aihara H., and Russo S., “A Soft Sensor for Bleeding Detection in Colonoscopies”, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022.    *Cover article*   Link

Amadeo T., Van Lewen D., Janke T., Ranzani T., Devaiah A., Upadhyay U., and Russo S., “Soft Robotic Deployable Origami Actuators for Neurosurgical Brain Retraction”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022. Link

2021

McCandless M., Perry A., DiFilippo N., Carroll A., Billatos E.,  and Russo S., “A Soft Robot for Peripheral Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy“, Soft Robotics, 2021. PDF  *Cover article*    Link

McCandless M., Gerald A., Carroll A., Aihara H.,  and Russo S., “A Soft Robotic Sleeve for Safer Colonoscopy Procedures”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021. PDF Link

Wang H., York P., Chen Y., Russo S., Ranzani T., Walsh C., and Wood R.J., “Biologically inspired electrostatic artificial muscles for insect-sized robots”. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2021. Link

2020

Russo S., 2020. Smart Composites and Hybrid Soft-Foldable Technologies for Minimally Invasive Surgical Robots. In Handbook of Robotic and Image-Guided Surgery (pp. 323-340). Elsevier. Link

2018

Ranzani T., Russo S., Bartlett W., Wehner M., Wood R.J., “Increasing the Dimensionality of Soft Microstructures through Injection Induced Self Folding”, Advanced Materials, 2018.
Cover article PDF SI Video Cover

2017

Becker S., Ranzani T., Russo S., Wood R.J., “Pop-Up Tissue Retraction Mechanism for Endoscopic Surgery”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017. PDF Video

Russo S., Ranzani T., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., “An additive millimeter-scale fabrication method for soft bio-compatible actuators and sensors”, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2(10), 1700135, 2017. PDF Video_1 Video_2 Video_3

Ranzani T., Russo S., Schwab F., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., “Deployable stabilization mechanisms for endoscopic procedures”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2017. PDF Video

Gafford J., Ranzani T., Russo S., Degirmenci A., Kesner S., Howe R., Wood R.J., Walsh C.J., “Towards Medical Devices with Integrated Mechanisms, Sensors and Actuators via Printed-Circuit MEMS”, Journal of Medical Devices, vol.11, no.1, 011007-011007-12, 2017. PDF

2016

Russo S., Ranzani T., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., “A soft pop-up proprioceptive actuator for minimally invasive surgery”, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2016. Best poster award PDF

Ranzani T., Russo S., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., “A soft suction-based end effector for endoluminal tissue manipulation”, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2016. PDF

Russo S., Ranzani T., Gafford J., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., “Soft pop-up mechanisms for micro surgical tools: design and characterization of compliant millimeter-scale articulated structures”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016. PDF

Gafford J., Ranzani T., Russo S., Aihara H., Wood R.J., Walsh C.J., Thompson C., “Snap-On RoboticWrist Module for Enhanced Dexterity in Endoscopy”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016. PDF Video

Russo S., Petroni G., Quaglia C., Niccolini M., Rossi F., Menabuoni L., Pini R., Fortuna D., Dario P., Menciassi A., “ESPRESSO: A novel device for laser-assisted surgery of the anterior eye segment”, Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies, vol.25, no.2, pp.70-8, 2016. PDF

2015

Quinlivan B., Asbeck A.T., Wagner D., Ranzani T., Russo S., Walsh C.J., “Force Transfer Characterization of a Soft Exosuit for Gait Assistance”, ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015), 2015. PDF

Russo S., Dario P., Menciassi A., “A Novel Robotic Platform for Laser-Assisted Transurethral Surgery of the Prostate”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol.62, no.2, pp.489-500, Feb. 2015. PDF

2014

Rossi F., Pini R., Menabuoni L., Lenzetti I., Russo S., Menciassi A., Fortuna D., “Robotic consolle for ocular surgery: a preliminary study”, SPIE BiOS International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2014. PDF

2013

Russo S., Dario P., Menciassi A., “ASTRO: A Novel Robotic Tool for Laser Surgery of the Prostate”, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2013. PDF

Russo S., Harada K., Ranzani T., Manfredi L., Stefanini C., Menciassi A., Dario P., “Design of a Robotic Module for Autonomous Exploration and Multimode Locomotion”, in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol.18, no.6, pp.1757-1766, 2013. PDF Video_1 Video_2

2011

Harada K., Russo S., Ranzani T., Menciassi A., Dario P., “Design of Scout Robot as a robotic module for symbiotic multi-robot organisms”, IEEE International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), pp. 511-513, 2011. PDF

Kernbach S., Schlachter F., Humza R., Liedke J., Popesku S., Russo S., Ranzani T., Manfredi L., Stefanini C., Matthias R., Schwarzer C., Girault B., Alschbach P., Meister E., Scholz O., “Heterogeneity for increasing performance and reliability of self-reconfigurable multi-robot organisms”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), workshop on “Reconfigurable Modular Robotics”, San Francisco, 2011. PDF