Jacopo Buzzi
Papers
6
Total Citations
134
H-Index
5
About
Jacopo Buzzi is a researcher at the intersection of surgical robotics and human motor control, with key contributions in magnetic actuation for minimally invasive surgery and teleoperation. His most influential work introduces **local magnetic actuation (LMA)** for laparoscopic instruments, where pairs of diametrically magnetized cylindrical magnets act as magnetic gears across the abdominal wall. This approach enables controlled, repeatable motion of onboard actuators without dedicated ports, enhancing triangulation and reducing invasiveness. His 2015 paper on closed-loop control of LMA (45 citations) and his 2014 study on a laparoscopic tissue retractor (40 citations) are foundational in this area. Buzzi has also made significant contributions to understanding human arm dynamics during teleoperation. Using uncontrolled manifold analysis and impedance estimation, he has characterized joint variability and arm stiffness in virtual telemanipulation tasks, with papers accumulating 19 and 15 citations respectively. His work on biomimetic adaptive impedance control for physical human-robot interaction (2018) further extends these insights. Collectively, Buzzi’s research bridges magnetic actuation design with sensorimotor control, offering practical advances for surgical robotics and human-robot collaboration.
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- 2Laparoscopic Tissue Retractor Based on Local Magnetic Actuation40 citations · 2014
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