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2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gerald A., Palkawong-Na-Ayuddhaya K., Del Bono, V., Pang J., Aihara H, Russo S., <\/span>\u00a0In vivo evaluation of a soft optical sensor for bleeding detection in colonoscopy. <\/span>Sci Rep<\/i> (2026).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Del Bono V., Capaldi E., Kelshiker A., Aktas A., Aihara H., Russo S., \u201cMulti-Modal Sensing in Colonoscopy: A Data-Driven Approach\u201d. in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 2018-2025, Feb. 2026.<\/p>\n

Lee H.C., Cho H., Kothandaraman A., Dewmbrow D., Kwon J., Russo S., \u201cModel-Free Control of a Soft-Rigid Hybrid Robot for Laser-Assisted Surgery\u201d, in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 906-913, Jan. 2026<\/p>\n

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palkawong-Na-Ayuddhaya K., Gerald A., Chu A., Pang J., Mankad A., Aihara H., Russo S., (2025), \u201cA Wireless Soft Optical Blood Sensor for Colonoscopy\u201d. Adv. Sensor Res., 4: e00004.<\/p>\n

Wise F., Lu Y., Van Lewen D., Applebaum R., Andrada B., Reamer J., Russo S., \u201cEnabling Real-Time Shape-Sensing in Soft Robots via a Miniaturized, Single-Signal, Color-Tuned Soft Optical Sensor\u201d, Advanced Robotics Research 2025, 0, e202500124. Cover article.<\/p>\n

Del Bono V., McCandless M., Gerald A, Capaldi E., Pang J., Muter C., Baldiswieler M., Aihara H., Russo S., \u201cA soft robotic \u201cAdd-on\u201d for colonoscopy: increasing safety and comfort through force monitoring\u201d. npj Robot 3, 15 (2025). Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Del Bono V., McCandless M., Gerald A., Capaldi E., Pang J., Muter C., Baldiswieler M., Aihara H., and Russo S., \u201cEx-vivo and In-vivo Evaluations of a Soft Robot for Colonoscopy\u201d. The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2025.<\/p>\n

Lee H.C., Cho H., Kothandaraman A., Dembrow D., Kwon J., and Russo S., \u201cA Soft-Rigid Hybrid Robot with Optical Proprioceptive Sensing for Laser-Assisted Surgery\u201d. The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2025.<\/p>\n

Wise F., Lu Y., and Russo S., \u201cSoft Optical Shape-Sensing with Thin-Film Color Tuning for Autonomous Soft Robotic Bronchoscopy Navigation\u201d. The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2025.<\/p>\n

Van Lewen D., Lu Y., Wise F., Vasowalla A., Wu C., Yeo J., Billatos E., and Russo S., \u201cA Real-Time, Semi-Autonomous Navigation Platform for Soft Robotic Bronchoscopy\u201d, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee H.C., Elder N., Leal M., Stantial S., Elenis Vergara, Sneha Jos, and<\/span> <\/span>Russo S.<\/span>, “<\/span>A Fabrication Strategy <\/span>for Millimeter-Scale, Self-Sensing Soft-Rigid Hybrid Robots“<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>Nature Communications<\/span><\/em>,<\/span> <\/span>2024. <\/a><\/span>Cover <\/span><\/a>Link <\/a><\/p>\n

Gerald A., McCandless M., Hsu P., Pang J., Mankad A., Chu A., Aihara H., and<\/span> <\/span>Russo S.<\/span>, \u00a0“Ex vivo evaluation of a soft optical blood sensor for colonoscopy”, Device<\/em>, 2024. Link<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Van Lewen D., Wang C., Lee H.C., Devaiah A., Upadhyay U., and<\/span> <\/span>Russo S.<\/span>, “<\/span>Monitoring Forces in Soft <\/span>Robotic Brain Retraction via Origami Sensing Modules“.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

Van Lewen D., Wang C., Lee H.C., Devaiah A., Upadhyay U., and<\/span> <\/span>Russo S.<\/span>, “<\/span>Soft-Foldable Capacitive <\/span>Sensor Modules for Measuring Force in an Origami-Inspired, Neurosurgical Robotic Retractor“<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>IEEE<\/i> <\/span>International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)<\/span><\/em>, 2024. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Del Bono V., McCandless M., Wise F., and<\/span> <\/span>Russo S.<\/span>, “<\/span>A soft miniaturized continuum robot with 3D shape <\/span>sensing via functionalized soft optical waveguides“<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>IEEE International Conference on Robotics and<\/i> <\/span>Automation (ICRA)<\/span><\/em>, 2024. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gerald A., Russo S., “Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures”, Nature Reviews Materials<\/i>, 2024. Link<\/a> \u00a0 SharedIt Link<\/a><\/p>\n

2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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)<\/em>, 2023. Link<\/a><\/p>\n

McCandless M., Wise F., and Russo S., “<\/span>A Soft Continuum Robot with Multi-Modal Shape and Contact Force Sensing for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics<\/em>, 2023. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/span>Van Lewen D., Janke T., Lee H., Austin R., Billatos E., and Russo S., “<\/span>A Fluidic Actuated Soft Robot for Improving Bronchoscopic Biopsy“, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics<\/em>, 2023. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

McCandless M., Wise F., and Russo S., “<\/span>A Soft Robot with Three Dimensional Shape Sensing and Contact\u00a0Recognition Multi-Modal Sensing via Tunable Soft Optical Sensors“, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA),<\/em> 2023. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Van Lewen D., Janke T., Lee H., Austin R., Billatos E. and Russo S., “A Millimeter-Scale Soft Robot for Tissue Biopsy Procedures”,\u00a0Advanced Intelligent Systems,<\/em>\u00a02023. <\/span>Link<\/a><\/p>\n

2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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)<\/em>, 2022. PDF<\/a>\u00a0Video<\/a> IROS presentation video<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/em>, 2022. Link<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/em>, 2022. Link<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Gerald A., McCandless M., Sheth A., Aihara H., and Russo S., “<\/span>A Soft Sensor for Bleeding Detection in Colonoscopies”, Advanced Intelligent Systems<\/em>, 2022. \u00a0 \u00a0*Cover article*<\/a> \u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>Link<\/a><\/p>\n

Amadeo T., Van Lewen D., Janke T., Ranzani T., Devaiah A., Upadhyay U., and Russo S., “<\/span>Soft Robotic Deployable Origami Actuators for Neurosurgical Brain Retraction”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI<\/em>, 2022. Link<\/a><\/p>\n

2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

McCandless M., Perry A., DiFilippo N., Carroll A., Billatos E.,\u00a0 and Russo S., “<\/span>A Soft Robot for Peripheral Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy“, <\/span>Soft Robotics<\/em>, 2021.<\/em> PDF<\/a> \u00a0*Cover article*<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Link <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

McCandless M., Gerald A., Carroll A., Aihara H.,\u00a0 and Russo S., “A Soft Robotic Sleeve for Safer Colonoscopy Procedures”, <\/span>IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters<\/em>, 2021. PDF<\/a>\u00a0Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wang H., York P., Chen Y., Russo S., Ranzani T., Walsh C., and Wood R.J., \u201cBiologically inspired electrostatic artificial muscles for insect-sized robots\u201d. The International Journal of Robotics Research<\/i>, 2021. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russo S., 2020. Smart Composites and Hybrid Soft-Foldable Technologies for Minimally Invasive Surgical Robots. In <\/span>Handbook of Robotic and Image-Guided Surgery<\/i>\u00a0(pp. 323-340). Elsevier. Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ranzani T., Russo S., Bartlett W., Wehner M., Wood R.J., \u201cIncreasing the Dimensionality of Soft Microstructures through Injection Induced Self Folding<\/span>\u201d, Advanced Materials<\/em>, 2018.
\nCover article<\/span>\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0SI<\/a>\u00a0Video<\/a>\u00a0Cover<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Becker S., Ranzani T., Russo S., Wood R.J., \u201cPop-Up Tissue Retraction Mechanism for Endoscopic Surgery\u201d, IEEE\/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)<\/em>, 2017. PDF<\/a>\u00a0Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Russo S., Ranzani T., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., \u201cAn additive millimeter-scale fabrication method for soft bio-compatible actuators and sensors\u201d, Advanced Materials Technologies<\/em>, 2(10), 1700135, 2017.\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0Video_1<\/a> Video_2<\/a> Video_3<\/a><\/p>\n

Ranzani T., Russo S., Schwab F., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., \u201cDeployable stabilization mechanisms for endoscopic procedures\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)<\/em>, 2017.\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Gafford J., Ranzani T., Russo S., Degirmenci A., Kesner S., Howe R., Wood R.J., Walsh C.J., \u201cTowards Medical Devices with Integrated Mechanisms, Sensors and Actuators via Printed-Circuit MEMS\u201d, Journal of Medical Devices<\/em>, vol.11, no.1, 011007-011007-12, 2017.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russo S., Ranzani T., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., \u201cA soft pop-up proprioceptive actuator for minimally invasive surgery\u201d, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics<\/em>, 2016.\u00a0Best poster award\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ranzani T., Russo S., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., \u201cA soft suction-based end effector for endoluminal tissue manipulation\u201d, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics<\/em>, 2016.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Russo S., Ranzani T., Gafford J., Walsh C.J., Wood R.J., \u201cSoft pop-up mechanisms for micro surgical tools: design and characterization of compliant millimeter-scale articulated structures\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)<\/em>, 2016.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Gafford J., Ranzani T., Russo S., Aihara H., Wood R.J., Walsh C.J., Thompson C., \u201cSnap-On RoboticWrist Module for Enhanced Dexterity in Endoscopy\u201d, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)<\/em>, 2016.\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Russo S., Petroni G., Quaglia C., Niccolini M., Rossi F., Menabuoni L., Pini R., Fortuna D., Dario P., Menciassi A., \u201cESPRESSO: A novel device for laser-assisted surgery of the anterior eye segment\u201d, Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies<\/em>, vol.25, no.2, pp.70-8, 2016.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Quinlivan B., Asbeck A.T., Wagner D., Ranzani T., Russo S., Walsh C.J., \u201cForce Transfer Characterization of a Soft Exosuit for Gait Assistance\u201d, ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC\/CIE 2015)<\/em>, 2015.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Russo S., Dario P., Menciassi A., \u201cA Novel Robotic Platform for Laser-Assisted Transurethral Surgery of the Prostate\u201d, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering<\/em>, vol.62, no.2, pp.489-500, Feb. 2015.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rossi F., Pini R., Menabuoni L., Lenzetti I., Russo S., Menciassi A., Fortuna D., \u201cRobotic consolle for ocular surgery: a preliminary study\u201d, SPIE BiOS International Society for Optics and Photonics<\/em>, 2014.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russo S., Dario P., Menciassi A., \u201cASTRO: A Novel Robotic Tool for Laser Surgery of the Prostate\u201d, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics<\/em>, 2013.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Russo S., Harada K., Ranzani T., Manfredi L., Stefanini C., Menciassi A., Dario P., \u201cDesign of a Robotic Module for Autonomous Exploration and Multimode Locomotion\u201d, in IEEE\/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics<\/em>, vol.18, no.6, pp.1757-1766, 2013.\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0Video_1<\/a>\u00a0Video_2<\/a><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harada K., Russo S., Ranzani T., Menciassi A., Dario P., \u201cDesign of Scout Robot as a robotic module for symbiotic multi-robot organisms\u201d, IEEE International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS)<\/em>, pp. 511-513, 2011.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

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., \u201cHeterogeneity for increasing performance and reliability of self-reconfigurable multi-robot organisms\u201d, IEEE\/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)<\/em>, workshop on \u201cReconfigurable Modular Robotics\u201d, San Francisco, 2011.\u00a0PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2026 Gerald A., Palkawong-Na-Ayuddhaya K., Del Bono, V., Pang J., Aihara H, Russo S., \u00a0In vivo evaluation of a soft optical sensor for bleeding detection in colonoscopy. Sci Rep (2026).\u00a0 Del Bono V., Capaldi E., Kelshiker A., Aktas A., Aihara H., Russo S., \u201cMulti-Modal Sensing in Colonoscopy: A Data-Driven Approach\u201d. in IEEE Robotics and Automation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14583,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14583"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1763,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/1763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}