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About
Luca Rosario Buonocore is a roboticist whose research spans aerial manipulation, minimally invasive surgery, and hazardous environment robotics. His most influential work includes the design, modeling, and control of the PUL5AR—a 5-degree-of-freedom lightweight robot arm for aerial manipulation (126 citations)—and a hybrid visual servoing framework for aerial grasping with hierarchical task-priority control. In surgical robotics, Buonocore has made significant contributions to force feedback, developing an external force sensing system for minimally invasive robotic surgery (48 citations) and a novel force sensor integrated into the trocar (46 citations). He also advanced laparoscopic tools with in-hand rolling capabilities for needle reorientation (23 citations). Beyond surgery and aerial robotics, Buonocore has worked on nonprehensile manipulation of deformable objects as part of the RoDyMan project (28 citations), and on teleoperated robots for hazardous environments, including a case study at CERN (14 citations). His work on omnidirectional robotic platforms for particle accelerator surveillance (21 citations) and cable-suspended dual-arm systems (16 citations) further demonstrates his versatility. With over 350 total citations, Buonocore’s research is characterized by its practical impact on real-world robotic systems.
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- 2An External Force Sensing System for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery48 citations · 2020
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- 10Effects of Packet Losses on Formation Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles12 citations · 2014