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Research output per year
Personal profile
Overview
I wear several hats at The University of Manchester. I’m a Sellafield / Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Research Fellow in Cooperative Legged Robots in Challenging Environments and a Reader in Robotics with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I’m also RAICo’s Interim Academic Lead and affiliated with the Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI and the Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-Lasting Environments (CRADLE).
Before joining The University of Manchester, I was an associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, where I co-founded and co-led the Mechatronics, Control, and Robotics Research Group (MACRO).
I’m an IEEE Senior Member and Associate Editor for the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L).
I received both a five-year BSc degree (2004) in Mechatronic Engineering and a research MSc degree (2008) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Brasilia (Brazil) and a PhD degree (2011) from the University of Montpellier (France).
My current research interests include both practical and theoretical aspects of robot kinematics, dynamics, and control with applications to mobile manipulators, legged robots, and cooperative manipulation systems.
Opportunities
For any research opportunities, please visit my website: https://bvadorno.github.io/opportunities
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Two-arm manipulation: from manipulators to enhanced human-robot collaboration, University of Montpellier
1 Oct 2008 → 2 Oct 2011
Award Date: 2 Oct 2011
Master of Science, Probabilistic path planning in configuration space and applications to mobile robots, Universidade de Brasilia
31 Mar 2006 → 24 Sept 2008
Award Date: 24 Sept 2008
Bachelor of Engineering, Velocity and Trajectory Control for the Robot Sonic-Shark, Universidade de Brasilia
1 Aug 1999 → 15 Dec 2004
Award Date: 1 Feb 2005
Research Highlights, Institutes and Platforms
- Dalton Nuclear Institute
Keywords
- Robotics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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DQ Robotics: A Library for Robot Modeling and Control
Adorno, B. V. & Marques Marinho, M., 1 Sept 2021, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine . 28, 3, p. 102-116 15 p., 21081772.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic Active Constraints for Surgical Robots Using Vector-Field Inequalities
Marinho, M., Adorno, B. V., Harada, K. & Mitsuishi, M., 20 Jun 2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 35, 5, p. 1166-1185 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stable-by-Design Kinematic Control Based on Optimization
Goncalves, V. M., Adorno, B. V., Crosnier, A. & Fraisse, P., 1 Jun 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 36, 3, p. 644-656 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coupled Task-Space Admittance Controller Using Dual Quaternion Logarithmic Mapping
Fonseca, M. D. P. A., Adorno, B. V. & Fraisse, P., 1 Oct 2020, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5, 4, p. 6057-6064 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Whole-Body Control With (Self) Collision Avoidance Using Vector Field Inequalities
Quiroz-Omaña, J. J. & Adorno, B. V., 15 Jul 2019, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 4, 4, p. 4048-4053 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CRADLE: CRADLE - Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-lasting Environments
Fisher, M. (PI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Cangelosi, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Groves, K. (CoI), Lennox, B. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Farrell, M. (CoI), Marinho, M. (CoI), Ladosz, P. (CoI), Wood, K. (CoI), Collins, E. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), Li, Z. (CoI), Clinch, S. (CoI), Baniqued, P. D. (Support team), Flint, S. (Support team), Khan, D. (Technical team), Tse, K. W. (Technical team), Atia, M. (Researcher), Song, Y. (Researcher), Leslie-Dalley, S. (PGR student), Bettles, J. (PGR student), Limarga, R. (Researcher), Zheng, S. (Researcher), Slusarz, N. (Researcher), Le, H. (PGR student), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Bolarinwa, J. (Researcher), Chi, X. (PGR student), Rolph, M. (PGR student), Saravanan, D. (PGR student), Abeywickrama, D. (Researcher), Rafiq, Y. (Researcher), Bishop, C. (Researcher), Khan, S. M. (Researcher), Wheelhouse, L. (PGR student), Morley, A. (PGR student), Greenhaus, Y. (PGR student), Arumugam, S. (PGR student) & Soboyejo, T. (PGR student)
1/09/23 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A. (PI), Lennox, B. (PI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Fisher, M. (CoI), Herrmann, G. (CoI), Dickson, A. (CoI), Lanzon, A. (CoI), Stancu, A. (CoI), Miller, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Nini, A. (CoI), Voronkov, A. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), crowther, W. (CoI), Grieve, B. (CoI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), Wang, C. C. L. (CoI), Todd, C. (CoI), Soutis, C. (CoI), Arsene, C. (CoI), Dresner, D. (CoI), Barrett, E. (CoI), Gowen, E. (CoI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Podd, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Reger, G. (CoI), Cooper, G. (CoI), Mairs, H. (CoI), Yin, H. (CoI), Kinloch, I. (CoI), Eleftheriou, I. (CoI), Li, J. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Sinha, J. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Zhang, L. (CoI), Cordeiro, L. (CoI), Rattray, M. (PI), Bissett, M. (CoI), Elliot, M. (CoI), Alvarez, M. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Marjanovic, O. (CoI), Dorn, O. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Green, P. (CoI), Connolly, P. (CoI), Da Silva Bartolo, P. J. (CoI), Gardner, P. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Potluri, P. (CoI), Curtis, R. (CoI), Schmidt, R. (CoI), Banach, R. (CoI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI), Kaski, S. (CoI), Midson, S. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Schlegel, V. (CoI), Mirihanage, W. (CoI), Mansell, W. (CoI), Pan, W. (CoI), Sampson, B. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Yang, W. (CoI), Cai, P. (CoI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Alharthi, A. (Researcher), Macario Rojas, A. (Researcher), Serhan, B. (Researcher), Yu, C. (Researcher), Abara, D. (Researcher), Lopez Pulgarin, E. (Researcher), Faruq, F. (Researcher), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Semeraro, F. (Researcher), Liu, G. (Researcher), Fang, G. (Researcher), Niu, H. (Researcher), Taylor, H. (PI), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Collenette, J. (Researcher), Amano, K. (Researcher), Lo, K. C. J. (PGR student), Raggioli, L. (Researcher), Romeo, M. (Researcher), Ruocco, M. (PGR student), Ghaffari Saadat, M. (Researcher), Walmsley, M. (Researcher), Mubarik, A. (Researcher), Vinanzi, S. (Researcher), Su, Y.-H. (PGR student), Mcaleese, H. (PGR student), Stringer, P. (PGR student), Stoican, R. (PGR student), Ye, R. (PGR student), Kurawa, S. (PGR student), Zhang, T. (PGR student), Krywonos, W. (PGR student), Xu, Y. (PGR student), Tian, Y. (PGR student), Henderson, A. (Technical team), Morley, D. (Support team), Tallentire, J. (Support team), Smith, J. (Support team), Hawthornthwaite, S. (Support team), Carlson, J. (Support team) & Baniqued, P. D. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Reconfigurable Robots for Inhospitable Environments
Adorno, B. (PI)
1/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
Prizes
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24th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) Best Abstract Award
Johnson, D. (Recipient), Adorno, B. (Recipient) & Watson, S. (Recipient), 15 Sept 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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The 7th UK Robot Manipulation Workshop
DURSUN, F. (Poster presenter), Adorno, B. (Other), Watson, S. (Other) & Pan, W. (Other)
6 Jan 2026 → 7 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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The International Journal of Robotics Research (Journal)
Adorno, B. (Assistant editor)
2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Research
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Building and working with robots around the world
Adorno, B. (Speaker)
16 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Simulation Architectures for Reinforcement Learning applied to Robotics
Adorno, B. (Examiner) & Mistry, M. (Examiner)
17 Nov 2022Activity: Examination › Research
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Robotic Tails for Enhanced Mobile Robot Performance
Adorno, B. (Examiner) & Havoutis, I. (Examiner)
14 Jul 2022Activity: Examination › Research
Impacts
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Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long Lasting Environments (CRADLE)
Baniqued, P. D. (Participant), Lennox, B. (Participant), Fisher, M. (Participant), Watson, S. (Participant), Flint, S. (Participant), Khan, D. (Participant), Tse, K. W. (Participant), Adorno, B. (Participant), Groves, K. (Participant), Atia, M. (Participant), Leslie-Dalley, S. (Participant), Dennis, L. (Participant), Zheng, S. (Participant), Limarga, R. (Participant), Farrell, M. (Collaborator), Cangelosi, A. (Participant), Dixon, C. (Participant), Collins, E. (Collaborator), Tavella, F. (Participant), Bolarinwa, J. (Participant), Chi, X. (Participant), Rolph, M. (Participant), Abeywickrama, D. (Participant), Rafiq, Y. (Participant), Bishop, C. (Participant), Wheelhouse, L. (Participant), Morley, A. (Participant), Bettles, J. (Participant), Soboyejo, T. (Participant), Weightman, A. (Collaborator), Marinho, M. (Collaborator), Ladosz, P. (Collaborator) & Smith, K. (Collaborator)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
Datasets
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Research data for a study on the impact of task difficulty when assessing the effects of different communication configurations in a human-robot interaction
Almada Campos, A. C. (Creator) & Adorno, B. V. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 8 Sept 2026
DOI: 10.48420/33213606, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Research_data_for_a_study_on_the_impact_of_task_difficulty_when_assessing_the_effects_of_different_communication_configurations_in_a_human-robot_interaction/33213606
Dataset
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RHCP Comparison Dataset Jan26
Johnson, D. (Creator), Adorno, B. (Creator) & Watson, S. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 3 Feb 2026
DOI: 10.48420/31189942
Dataset