Our Expertise
We have a strong expertise in the magnetic manipulation and localization of medical capsules and soft robots, which we leverage to reach deep inside the human body to diagnose and treat life-threatening and inoperable diseases.
Soft robotics, intelligent control, frugal design, advanced proprioceptive sensing, innovative manufacturing and smart actuation are some of the scientific tools we use to create affordable lifesaving medical technologies.
"We strive to improve the quality of life for people undergoing flexible endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery by creating affordable and intelligent robotic solutions.”
Pietro Valdastri
Director of STORM Lab UK
STORM Lab Director
Pietro Valdastri
Professor and Chair in Robotics And Autonomous Systems
IEEE Fellow
Director of the Institute of Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Sensing (IRASS)
Director of Robotics at Leeds
Ph.D. in Medical Robotics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Academic Staff
James Chandler
Lecturer in Surgical Robotics
Master of Engineering (MEng) Automotive Engineering at University of Leeds
Ph.D. Surgical Technologies at University of Leeds
Dominic Jones
Lecturer in Medical Robotics
Master of Engineering (MEng) Biomedical Engineering at University of Leeds
Ph.D. Healthcare Mechatronics at University of Leeds
Duygu Sarikaya
Lecturer in Computer Science
Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY
James Avery
Lecturer in Robotics and Embedded Systems
Master of Engineering (MEng) Acoustical Engineering at University of Southampton
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University College London
Post-Doctoral Research Fellows
Peter Lloyd
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Science (MSc) Computational Aerodynamics at University of Leeds
Benjamin Calmé
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering at University of Reims, France
Ph.D. Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems at University of Montpellier, France
Adam Metcalf
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
BEng Mechanical Engineering University of Leeds
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering at University of Leeds
Jon Woolfrey
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Ph.D. Students
Michael Brockdorff
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London
Michele Di Lecce
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) in Automation Engineering at Politecnico di Bari
Joshua Davy
Ph.D Student
Masters of Science (MSc) in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the University of Lincoln.
Junlei Hu
Ph.D Student
Master of Engineering(MEng) in Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Gerardo Loza
Ph.D Student
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Bionic Engineering at The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico
Nikita Greenidge
Ph.D Student
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Medical Engineering at University of Surrey and Nanyang Technological University
Nikita Murasovs
Ph.D Student
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at University of Aberdeen
Vittorio Francescon
Ph.D Student
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechatronic and Robotic Systems at University of Liverpool
MSc Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds
Burak Ozdemir
Ph.D Student
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds.
Muhammad Khalid
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) in Mechatronics Engineering at National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
Alistair Bacchetti
Ph.D Student
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow
Charlie DeLorey
Ph.D Student
Master of Research (MRes) in Medical Robotics in The Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College London
Alex Brown
Ph.D Student
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds.
Yael May
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (Engineering) (MSc (Eng)) in Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds
Yushi Guo
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science from the University of Southampton
Andrea Yanez Trujillo
Ph.D Student
Master of Science (MSc) Mechatronics and Robotics at University of Leeds
Visiting Students
Anna Cappelletti
Master Student
Bsc Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florence
Sara Sarti
Master Student
Bsc Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florence
Staff
Sam Wilson
Lab Manager
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Medical Science at University of Leeds
Alfred Alexander
Research Support Technician
MEng in Mechatronics and Robotics at the University of Leeds
Alumni
Thomas Dean
Research Assistant
Tianle Zeng
Masters Student
Żaneta Koszowska
Ph.D Student
Nils Marahrens
Ph.D Student
Bruno Scaglioni
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Damith Chathuranga
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Onaizah Onaizah
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Luca Audino
Electronics Engineer in Medical Device Development
Lavinia Barducci
Ph.D Student
Simone Calò
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Chiara Alberti
Visiting Master Student
Giovanni Rago
Ph.D Student
Lorenzo Minotti
Visiting Master Student
Giovanni Pittiglio
Ph.D Student
Nicola Fornarelli
Post-graduate Research Assistant
Aleks Attanasio
Ph.D Student
David Biegger
Visiting Master Student
Antonio Marino
Ph.D Student
Margherita Rustia
Visiting Master Student
Manish Chauhan
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Nicholas Dascanio
Visiting Master Student
Tamaryn-Lee Thomson
Electronics Engineer in Medical Device Development
Robyn Fynn
Research Support Technician
Joseph Norton
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Tomás Veiga
Ph.D Student
Davide Paoletti
Visiting Master Student
Sara Rustum
Visiting Master Student
Sarah Smith
Ph.D Student
James Martin
Medical Robotics Research Fellow
Jun Wai Kow
Mechatronics Engineer in Medical Device Development
Francesco Verzobio
Visiting Master Student
Our Grants enable us to work towards ...
Surgical robotics, affordable intelligent endoscopy, medical capsule robots, soft magnetic continuum manipulators and autonomy in robotic surgery.
Active Grants
Major Completed Grants
European Research Council
ERC Consolidator Grant: NoLiMiTs – Novel Lifesaving Magnetic Tentacles
National Institutes of Health
Magnetic Capsule Endoscope for Colonoscopy in Patients with IBD
EPSRC
Surgery Enabled by Ultrasonics Programme Grant
NIHR/LTHT
NIHR MedTech and in vitro diagnostic Co-operative Surgical Technologies
H2020 European Union
AUTOCAPSULE – Autonomous multimodal implantable endoscopic capsule for the gastrointestinal tract
Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical Da Vinci Research Kit
EPSRC
Terabotics Programme Grant - Robots with Terahertz imaging to spot and remove cancer tumours
EPSRC
New minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
National Science Foundation
CAREER: Lifesaving Capsule Robots
H2020 European Union
H. Pylori-Scopy – Marie Curie Fellowship for Manish Chauhan
ESPRC
SonoPill Programme Grant
GCRF HEGCE
Ultra-low-cost diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori in rural India
Italian Ministry of Health
Development and pre-clinical validation of a soft tethered endoscopic robot to replace colonoscopy as a screening tool for colorectal cancer
EPSRC
EPSRC GCRF: Ultra-low-cost endoscopy for gastric cancer screening in rural China
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
A technical innovation in bowel preparation
Garfield Weston Foundation
Accelerating Innovative Robotic Technologies to Fight Cancer
Cancer Research UK
A robotic magnetic flexible endoscope for painless colorectal cancer diagnostic screening, surveillance and intervention
Royal Society
Wolfson Research Merit Award
National Science Foundation
Integrated Modeling, Analysis and Synthesis of Miniature Medical Devices
NIHR/LTHT
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Global Surgical Technologies