High quality education, frontier research and exploitation of research results: this is the mission of the Biorobotics Institute of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies. The Institute, a university center of excellence founded in 2011, has built over the years a wide wealth of knowledge and skills in various sectors of biorobotics, including social robotics, industrial robotics, assistance robotics, rehabilitation robotics, surgical robotics, neural engineering, cognitive systems, bio-inspired robots and all the related ethical, legal, social and economic implications.
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Role of Biorobotics Institute of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in the project INGENE 2.0
The Institute will deal with the design, development, integration and testing of an innovative wearable device for measuring muscular strength and motor activity in patients affected by neuro-muscular diseases. The device, appropriately interfaced with the software libraries developed by the other partners, will allow an objective assessment of the degree of impairment of the muscular structures in order to improve the early diagnosis and the personalization of the treatment.
Profile of staff engaged in the project
Stefano Roccella Aeronautical Engineer, PhD in Robotics, he is currently Technical Research Manager at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, as a member of the BioRobotic Institute. His research interests concern the design, development and integration of mechatronic systems, service and industrial robotics, biomedical robotics and biomechatronics He participated, as technical-scientific manager, in numerous projects concerning the robotics and biorobotic sector participating in the design, development and integration of robotic devices and mechatronic systems ("FID-U4E: Diffuse Intelligent Factory – Unit 4 Efficiency"; "SMASH: Smart Machine for Agricultural Solutions Hightech"; "MBZIRC 2020: Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge" ; "InGene: development of an integrated, multiparametric innovative system for early and better genetic diagnosis and customization of care in neuromuscular diseases of adults and children")
Andrea Spezzaneve Mechanical engineer, PhD in Industrial Design, he currently holds the position of Senior Engineer collaborator at the Institute of BioRobotics - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Expert in mechanical design for robotics and automation applications, he has participated in numerous projects concerning service robotics and biorobotics ("WINSHOES: When INnovation makes Shoes - Design and development of an ICT platform for the innovation of shoes manufacturing process"; "OPERA: Advanced Operating Room"; "RISE - Design, development, validation and clinical trial of a robotic device for the verticalization and mobility of people with severe motor disabilities"; "MBZIRC 2020: International Robotics Challenge"- "SMASH: Smart Machine for Agricultural Solutions Hightech"; "FID-U4E (Smart Factory – Unity 4 Efficiency) Diffuse Smart Factory"; "InGene: Development of an integrated, multiparametric innovative system for early and better genetic diagnosis and customization of care in neuromuscular diseases of adults and children")
Roberto Lazzarini Electronic engineer, he is currently a Specialized Technician at the San'Anna High School, as a member of the Institute of BioRobotics. Expert in the design, development, integration and experimentation of electronic devices and control systems, he has participated in numerous applied research projects in the field of robotics and automation (HYDRONET, CYBERHAND, DUSTBOT, ROBOCUB, ICUB, PALOMA, VECTOR). He has carried out teaching activities at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna as an assistant in the courses of biomechatronics, mechatronics and biomedical technologies
Sirena Cascarano Aerospace engineer, she is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of BioRobotics - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Expert in system dynamics modeling and design and integration of high-level control systems for robotic and automation applications, she participated in projects concerning the development of autonomous robotic systems ("FID-U4E: Diffuse Intelligent Factory – Unit 4 Efficiency"; "MBZIRC 2020: International Robotics Challenge")
Andrea Vannini Graduated in science and computer science theory, he is currently a collaborator at the Institute of BioRobotics - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Expert in the design, development and programming of IT systems. He participated in applied research projects in the field of robotics ("MBZIRC 2020: International Robotics Challenge" 4th final place) developing the vision system of UAV's, the communication system and the interface with the navigation system