Riccardo Muradore
Papers
71
Total Citations
1,759
H-Index
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About
Riccardo Muradore is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans compliant control, surgical robotics, teleoperation, and precision agriculture. His highly cited 2015 survey on compliant control algorithms (316 citations) established a unified theoretical framework for human-robot interaction in unstructured environments, becoming an essential reference for the field. Equally influential is his energy tank-based architecture for autonomous and teleoperated robotic surgery (220 citations), which addressed critical safety and autonomy challenges in the operating room — a contribution that helped shape the trajectory of intelligent surgical systems. His statistical fault detection approach using partial least squares for robotic manipulators (219 citations) demonstrated rigorous cross-disciplinary thinking by applying process control methodology to robotics diagnostics. Muradore has further advanced minimally invasive surgery through soft robotic manipulator design and ultrasound-guided needle tracking, enhancing surgical precision and dexterity. More recently, his research has expanded into agricultural robotics, with notable work on autonomous weed removal and soft grippers for delicate fruit harvesting. Collectively, his contributions reflect a researcher consistently bridging theoretical innovation with real-world application, making lasting impacts across medical robotics, autonomous systems, and intelligent agriculture.
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- 6Development of a Cognitive Robotic System for Simple Surgical Tasks53 citations · 2015
- 7A soft, sensorized gripper for delicate harvesting of small fruits52 citations · 2023
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- 9Towards automated surgical robotics: A requirements engineering approach36 citations · 2012
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