Autonomous multimodal implantable endoscopic capsule for the gastrointestinal tract

Project Information

AUTOCAPSULE

Grant agreement ID: 952118

DOI

10.3030/952118

Project closed

EC signature date 4 June 2020

Start date 1 November 2020

End date 31 October 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Total cost

€ 3 992 860,00

EU contribution

€ 3 992 860,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITA DI PISA
Italy

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

Data Management Plan
Technology potential and roadmap of AUTOCAPSULE vision

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Open Research Data Pilot

Open Research Data Pilot Report Description of the implemented open research data policy

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (4)

Project public launch (presentation, visual identity, website, video, social)

Project public launch presentation visual identity website video social

First innovation ecosystem and ethical implications report
Launch of internal project online collaboration tool
First Dissemination and Communication Campaign

Publications

Conference proceedings (7)

Towards Integrated Microultrasound Systems

Author(s): Abaravičius, Bartas; Moldovan, Alexandru; Mitra, Srinjoy; Cochran, Sandy
Published in: 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Issue 3, 2022
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IUS54386.2022.9957864

A 6.78 MHz Maximum Efficiency Tracking Active Rectifier with Load Modulation Control for Wireless Power Transfer to Implantable Medical Devices

Author(s): Rizzo, Tommaso; Catania, Alessandro; Bertolacci, Gabriele; Strangio, Sebastiano; Iannaccone, Giuseppe
Published in: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Issue 6, 2022
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971042

A 6.78MHz Semi-Synchronous Rectifier for Deep Biomedical Implant Applications

Author(s): Jesse Pasterkamp, Carmine Garripoli, Mario Konijnenburg, Nick Van Helleputte, Stefano Stanzione, Eugenio Cantatore
Published in: 2024 IEEE European Solid-State Electronics Research Conference (ESSERC), 2025, Page(s) 177-180, ISSN 2643-1319
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/esserc62670.2024.10719456

Coordinate Calibration of a Dual-Arm Robot System by Visual Tool Tracking

Author(s): Hu, Junlei; Jones, Dominic; Valdastri, Pietro
Published in: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Issue 6, 2023
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10161239

Power Consumption Considerations for Ultrasound Capsule Endoscopy

Author(s): Alexandru C. Moldovan, Bartas Abaravičius, Srinjoy Mitra, Sandy Cochran
Published in: 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2024, Page(s) 1-4, ISSN 1948-5727
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ius51837.2023.10306773

A 170mV-to-1.8V Input Voltage Range DC-DC Boost Converter Using a 100nH Air-coil with Sub-μA Quiescent Current

Author(s): Wenxiang Yu, Stefano Stanzione, Christina Avdikou, Chris Van Hoof, Georges Gielen, Nick Van Helleputte
Published in: 2024 IEEE European Solid-State Electronics Research Conference (ESSERC), 2025, Page(s) 173-176, ISSN 2643-1319
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/esserc62670.2024.10719585

Electromagnetic Design of an Inductive Wireless Power Transfer System for Endoscopic Capsule

Author(s): Bandini, Gabriele; Buffi, Alice; Marracci, Mirko; Tellini, Bernardo; Rizzo, Tommaso; Macucci, Massimo; Strangio, Sebastiano; Iannaccone, Giuseppe
Published in: IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC 2023), Issue 4, 2023
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC53148.2023.10176021

Peer reviewed articles (10)

Robotic Autonomy for Magnetic Endoscope Biopsy

Author(s): James W. Martin; Lavinia Barducci; Bruno Scaglioni; Joseph C. Norton; Conchubhair Winters; Venkataraman Subramanian; Alberto Arezzo; Keith L. Obstein; Pietro Valdastri
Published in: IEEE Transaction on Medical Robotics and Bionics, Issue 6, 2022, ISSN 2576-3202
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/tmrb.2022.3187028

Active Stabilization of Interventional Tasks Utilizing a Magnetically Manipulated Endoscope

Author(s): Barducci, Lavinia; Scaglioni, Bruno; Martin, James; Obstein, Keith L.; Valdastri, Pietro
Published in: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 2296-9144
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2022.854081

Load Modulation Feedback in Adaptative Matching Networks for Low-Coupling Wireless Power Transfer Systems

Author(s): M. Bertozzi, A. Catania, G. Bandini, S. Strangio, G. Iannaccone
Published in: Electronics, 2023, ISSN 2079-9292
Publisher: MDPI Academic Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/electronics12224619

High-sensitivity Sm:PIN-PMN-PT ultrasound transducer for biomedical imaging applications

Author(s): Yifei Wang, Kwok-Ho Lam, Sandy Cochran
Published in: Applied Physics Letters, Issue 127, 2025, ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1063/5.0284003

Measurements of redox balance along the gut using a miniaturized ingestible sensor

Author(s): Aniek Even, Roseanne Minderhoud, Tom Torfs, Francesca Leonardi, Arjan van Heusden, Ria Sijabat, Dimitrios Firfilionis, Ivan Dario Castro Miller, Ramzy Rammouz, Tobias Teichmann, Ruben van Bergen, Gün
Published in: Nature Electronics, Issue 8, 2025, Page(s) 856-870, ISSN 2520-1131
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01411-4

External Steering of Vine Robots via Magnetic Actuation

Author(s): Nam Gyun Kim, Nikita J. Greenidge, Joshua Davy, Shinwoo Park, James H. Chandler, Jee-Hwan Ryu, Pietro Valdastri
Published in: Soft Robotics, 2024, ISSN 2169-5172
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2023.0182

Occlusion-Robust Autonomous Robotic Manipulation of Human Soft Tissue with 3D Surface Feedback

Author(s): J. Hu, D. Jones, M.R. Dogar, P. Valdastri
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023, ISSN 1552-3098
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/tro.2023.3335693

Guidelines for Robotic Flexible Endoscopy at the Time of COVID-19

Author(s): Onaizah Onaizah, Zaneta Koszowska, Conchubhair Winters, Venkatamaran Subramanian, David Jayne, Alberto Arezz, Keith L. Obstein and Pietro Valdastri
Published in: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021, ISSN 2296-9144
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.612852

Towards Autonomous Robotic Minimally Invasive Ultrasound Scanning and Vessel Reconstruction on Non-Planar Surfaces

Author(s): N. Marahrens, B. Scaglioni, D. Jones, R. Prasad, S. Biyani, P. Valdastri
Published in: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022, ISSN 2296-9144
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2022.940062

Harnessing the oloid shape in magnetically driven robots to enable high-resolution ultrasound imaging

Author(s): Nikita J. Greenidge, Benjamin Calmé, Alexandru C. Moldovan, Bartas Abaravicius, James W. Martin, Nils Marahrens, Jon Woolfrey, Bruno Scaglioni, Damith S. Chathuranga, Srinjoy Mitra, Sandy Cochran, Pi
Published in: Science Robotics, Issue 10, 2025, ISSN 2470-9476
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adq4198