Selene Tognarelli
Papers
24
Total Citations
584
H-Index
14
About
Selene Tognarelli is a biomedical and surgical robotics researcher whose work spans soft robotics, minimally invasive surgery, and medical device innovation. She is perhaps best known for her pioneering contributions to variable stiffness mechanisms in soft robotics, particularly through the investigation of fiber jamming transitions — a technique that enables robotic structures to dynamically modulate their rigidity. Her landmark papers on this topic, published between 2018 and 2020, have collectively garnered nearly 250 citations, establishing her as a leading voice in this emerging field with clear implications for next-generation surgical manipulators. Beyond soft robotics, Tognarelli has made significant contributions to minimally invasive and natural orifice surgery, developing wireless capsule robots, magnetic surgical platforms, and anchoring systems for intra-abdominal procedures. Her earlier work on magnetic propulsion and ultrasound tracking of endovascular devices demonstrates a longstanding commitment to image-guided and remotely actuated medical tools. More recently, she has broadened her focus to include high-fidelity organ simulators and the deployment of healthcare robotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across diverse domains, Tognarelli's research consistently bridges fundamental engineering principles with urgent clinical needs, making her an influential figure in translational medical robotics.
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- 2Fiber Jamming Transition as a Stiffening Mechanism for Soft Robotics90 citations · 2020
- 3Magnetic propulsion and ultrasound tracking of endovascular devices49 citations · 2011
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- 8Anchoring frame for intra-abdominal surgery27 citations · 2013
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