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Angelica Brusell is a leading researcher in the field of robotic adhesion systems, with a primary focus on pneumatic wall-climbing robots for industrial inspection. Her work centers on developing and refining negative pressure adhesion mechanisms—particularly suction cups, electric ducted fans, and vortex actuators—to enable robots to reliably traverse and inspect vertical and inverted surfaces. Brusell’s major contributions include a comprehensive survey on pneumatic wall-climbing robots (53 citations), which has become a foundational reference for the field, and pioneering experimental studies on electric ducted fans as adhesion actuators (25 citations). She has also advanced the modeling and control of vortex climbing robots, addressing critical challenges in adhesion force regulation and payload capacity across variable surface orientations. Her 2019 work on model-based adhesion control (20 citations) and vortex robot platform simulation (4 citations) demonstrates her commitment to bridging theoretical modeling with practical autonomous inspection systems. Brusell’s research is instrumental in pushing the boundaries of robotic mobility for hazardous environments, making her a key figure in the development of next-generation inspection robots.