Award I-RIM 3D 2025 @Rome, Italy
Best Paper Award in Surgical Robotics at I-RIM 3D 2025
IDRA received a Best Paper Award in Surgical Robotics at the Robotics and Intelligent Machines Conference (I-RIM 3D 2025), held in Rome (Italy) from 17 to 19 October 2025.
The awarded paper, titled Autonomous Robotic Palpation and Abnormality Detection through Ergodic Exploration, was authored by Luca Beber, Edoardo Lamon, Matteo Saveriano, Daniele Fontanelli, and Luigi Palopoli.
The work proposes an autonomous robotic palpation framework for abnormality detection, leveraging ergodic exploration to efficiently gather informative tactile data. The approach enables systematic exploration strategies that improve diagnostic performance while reducing unnecessary interactions.
The award was sponsored by the ERC Synergy EndoTheranostics, highlighting the relevance of this research within the broader context of medical and surgical robotics.
This recognition confirms IDRA’s active contribution to advancing autonomous robotic systems for healthcare applications.
Edoardo Lamon
Assistant Professor (RTD-A) of Collaborative and Medical Robotics
Passionate researcher in human-robot interaction with applications to healthcare and manufacturing.
Matteo Saveriano
Associate Professor
My research attempts to integrate cognitive robots into smart factories and social environments through the embodiment of AI solutions, inspired by the human behavior, into robotic devices.
Daniele Fontanelli
Full Professor of Measurements and Robotics
Passionate researcher in distributed measurements for robotics application in the field of manufacturing, healthcare and agrifood.
Luigi Palopoli
Full Professor in Robotics
Researcher in the application of AI to social and rehabilitation robotics