Serena Ruggeri

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Serena Ruggeri is a leading researcher in micro-robotics and precision automation, with a primary focus on micro-manipulation, micro-assembly, and vision-based control systems for manufacturing. Her work addresses critical challenges in handling and assembling miniature components for electronics, including PCB (re-)manufacturing and flexible electronics. Ruggeri’s major contributions include the design and development of flexible, reconfigurable mini work-cells that integrate advanced vision-based control for automatic manipulation of microcomponents—enabling precise operations in micro-factories. She has also pioneered unconventional calibration strategies for micromanipulation work-cells and explored untethered microrobots actuated by focused permanent magnet fields, demonstrating planar motion control of 250 μm spheres and cubes. Her most cited paper, “Micro-robotic Handling Solutions for PCB (re-)Manufacturing” (28 citations), highlights her impact on sustainable electronics manufacturing. Additional notable work includes automated assembly solutions for optical backplane circuits and a novel method for micro-sphere singularization. With over 90 total citations across her top publications, Ruggeri’s research is instrumental in advancing automation for micro-electronics and micro-mechanics, offering practical solutions for industry and inspiring future innovations in precision robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Micro-robotic Handling Solutions for PCB (re-)Manufacturing

   28 citations · 2017
2. 2
   A mini work-cell for handling and assembling microcomponents

   13 citations · 2014
3. 3
   Handling and Manipulation of Microcomponents: Work-Cell Design and Preliminary Experiments

   13 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Flexible Vision Based Control for Micro-Factories

   11 citations · 2013
5. 5
   Micro-assembly

   10 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Unconventional calibration strategies for micromanipulation work-cells

   9 citations · 2018
7. 7
   Untethered Microrobots Actuated With Focused Permanent Magnet Field

   8 citations · 2014
8. 8
   Numerical and experimental study on protective film removal towards the automation of flexible electronics assembly

   3 citations · 2022
9. 9
   Design and Development of a Fully Automated Assembly Solution for Optical Backplane Interconnection Circuits

   2 citations · 2015
10. 10
    A Novel Method and Mechanism for Micro-Sphere Singularization

    2 citations · 2017

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