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About
Marco Salerno is a leading researcher in the field of surgical robotics and soft robotic systems, with a focus on origami-inspired mechanisms and smart materials for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). His work has garnered over 675 citations, with his most influential paper, "A Novel 4-DOF Origami Grasper With an SMA-Actuation System for Minimally Invasive Surgery" (157 citations), pioneering the integration of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators with origami structures to achieve high dexterity within the constrained access points of MIS. Salerno’s contributions extend to stiffness control using shape memory polymers, as demonstrated in his 2017 paper (125 citations), enabling underactuated robotic origamis to adapt their rigidity for improved stability and precision. He has also advanced human-robot interaction with a portable force-feedback origami robot (113 citations) and developed soft pneumatic actuators with adjustable stiffness for multi-degree-of-freedom actuation. Notably, his work on a modular magnetic platform for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and a robotically-driven endoscopic capsule highlights his commitment to scarless surgical techniques. Salerno’s innovative fusion of origami engineering and smart materials continues to shape the future of compact, adaptable surgical robots.
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- 2Stiffness Control With Shape Memory Polymer in Underactuated Robotic Origamis125 citations · 2017
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- 8Anchoring frame for intra-abdominal surgery27 citations · 2013
- 9Ori-Pixel, a Multi-DoFs Origami Pixel for Modular Reconfigurable Surfaces21 citations · 2020
- 10An endoluminal robotic platform for Minimally Invasive Surgery21 citations · 2012