Projects
Projects
AUROVAS
The project develops an autonomous robotic system for three vascular ultrasound exams: detecting abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), estimating central venous pressure (CVP) via jugular vein ultrasound, and performing compression ultrasound (CUS) to identify deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Using a 7-DoF collaborative robot (KUKA LBR-Med), the system moves the ultrasound probe, processes images with AI for real-time vessel detection, and applies precise force control. This approach aims to automate complex vascular screenings, improving safety and accessibility by reducing reliance on expert operators.
SIMOD
SiMOD aims to develop a manipulation framework based on collaborative robotic manipulators mounted on mobile platforms, capable of perceiving and co-manipulating deformable objects for industrial applications.
The objective is to reduce the physical and cognitive effort of manufacturing workers in tasks that involve handling deformable objects of considerable size and that cannot be flexibly automated with currently available technological solutions.
Riga-AT
The RIGA-AT project aims to develop and implement an electronic autonomous driving kit based on RTK-GPS and LoRa communication, integrated through sensor fusion with an inertial platform and optionally coupled with laser-scanner systems for both outdoor and indoor navigation.
The kit is designed to be adaptable to any AGV (tracked or wheeled with 3, 4 or more wheels) and to interact with systems typically used in precision agriculture, logistics, and construction environments.
The goal of SARAS is to develop the next-generation of surgical robotic systems. These will allow a single surgeon to execute Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery (R-MIS) without the need of an expert assistant surgeon, thereby increasing the social and economic efficiency of a hospital while guaranteeing the same level of safety for patients.
The robot developed by the SARAS project will be called solo-surgery system and will consist of a pair of cooperating and autonomous robotic arms holding the surgical instruments.
-COORSA (Cooperation between human Operators and mobile manipulation Robots for Safe fActory of the future)", funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region with the POR FESR 2014/2020 programme, April 2019 - December 2021. https://crit-research.it/it/projects/coorsa/
- "ROBOT-A (Adaptive Robots for Factory 4.0)”, funded by the Emilia-Romagna- with the POR FESR 2014/2020 programme, April 2017 - December 2018.
-"I-SUR: Intelligent Surgical Robotics" (EU FP7/2007-2013, Grant N. 270396), January 2011 - December 2014. https://www.unife.it/it/ricerca/progetti/archivio-2007-2013/ingegneria/i-sur-intelligent-surgical-robotics
-StartER: https://sfera.unife.it/handle/11392/520650