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Marco von Salis is a pioneering roboticist whose work bridges aerial manipulation and surgical robotics. His primary research areas include rapid aerial grasping, soft tissue fusion, and autonomous robotic systems. Von Salis is best known for developing RAPTOR (Rapid Aerial Pickup and Transport of Objects by Robots), a quadcopter platform that revolutionizes dynamic object retrieval by using a novel gripping mechanism that eliminates the need for high precision or specific object geometries—a significant departure from traditional rigid grippers. This work, which has garnered over 34 citations, opens new possibilities for fast, versatile picking and placing in logistics, search-and-rescue, and industrial automation. In the medical domain, von Salis has advanced minimally invasive surgery through his work on robotic laser tissue soldering. His 2024 paper introduces atraumatic soft tissue fusion guided by fluorescent nanothermometry, a technique that promises to reduce surgical trauma and improve recovery times. Although still early in its citation impact, this innovation represents a critical step toward damage-free tissue bonding in endoscopic and robotic procedures. Von Salis’s dual focus on aerial and surgical robotics highlights his versatility and commitment to solving real-world challenges through intelligent automation.