Regular biography
Murilo Marinho is a Lecturer in Robotics Engineering Systems at The University of Manchester, Department of Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on robotics with applications in surgical, space, science, and nuclear environments. He has contributed to leading journals and conferences, including the IROS'23 Best Application Paper Award. His work includes the development of surgical robots such as SmartArm, which received recognition in the Surgical Robotic Challenge 2019. Marinho holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tokyo and has taught courses on robotic manipulators and software for robotics.
Scholar-generated biography
Murilo Marques Marinho is a Lecturer in Robotics at The University of Manchester, specializing in Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, and Surgical Robots. His research focuses on developing advanced robotic systems for surgical applications, including the design of control frameworks, teleoperation, and autonomous navigation in constrained environments. He has contributed to the development of surgical robotic systems such as SmartArm and has explored the integration of virtual fixtures and dynamic constraints for improved precision in minimally invasive procedures. His work emphasizes the use of dual quaternions, vector field inequalities, and kinematic control to enhance robotic performance in complex surgical tasks.