Federico Ongaro
Papers
8
Total Citations
388
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About
Federico Ongaro is a leading researcher in the field of miniature robotics, with a focus on the design, control, and clinical application of untethered soft magnetic grippers. His work bridges the gap between micro-robotics and minimally invasive medicine, pioneering autonomous stimuli-responsive tools capable of navigating deep in vivo environments for targeted drug delivery and robotic surgery. Ongaro’s most cited paper (123 citations) establishes the foundational design of these soft, untethered grippers, while his subsequent work (87 and 82 citations) introduces haptic-assisted steering and autonomous planning for operation in unstructured settings. He has also developed contactless, biocompatible approaches for 3D active microrobotic drug delivery (28 citations) and advanced magnetic field mapping techniques for precise manipulation (14 citations). With over 360 total citations across his key publications, Ongaro’s contributions are instrumental in advancing the dexterity, control, and clinical relevance of small-scale robots. His research is particularly notable for integrating haptic feedback and model-free control strategies, enabling intuitive teleoperation and robust performance under disturbances—critical steps toward real-world surgical and therapeutic applications.
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- 4Control of untethered soft grippers for pick-and-place tasks29 citations · 2016
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- 7Precise Model-Free Spline-Based Approach for Magnetic Field Mapping14 citations · 2018
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