Papers
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Total Citations
228
H-Index
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About
Antonino Salerno is a leading researcher in biomedical robotics, with a focus on human-robot interaction for surgical and assistive applications. His most influential work centers on gaze-based control systems for laparoscopic surgery, where he pioneered a gaze gesture interface that allows surgeons to naturally command a robotic laparoscope using only their eye movements. This innovation, detailed in his 2017 paper (98 citations), directly addresses the ergonomic challenges of minimally invasive surgery by freeing surgeons’ hands for bimanual instrument control. Salerno’s contributions extend to continuum robots for flexible surgical applications and biologically inspired motion control, including the synthesis of optimal power grasps for robotic hands (38 citations). He has also advanced patient-tailored assistive devices that adapt to individual users’ residual abilities, and developed rehabilitation robots for upper-limb therapy with dynamic interaction control. His work on submovement-based control paradigms, inspired by human neural motor control, offers novel approaches for robot motion and interaction. With over 200 total citations across his publications, Salerno’s research bridges neuroscience, robotics, and clinical practice, making significant strides toward safer, more intuitive surgical robots and adaptive assistive technologies.
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Top Papers
- 1Gaze gesture based human robot interaction for laparoscopic surgery98 citations · 2017
- 2Gaze contingent cartesian control of a robotic arm for laparoscopic surgery40 citations · 2013
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- 4Vision-based motion control of a flexible robot for surgical applications27 citations · 2014
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