MAPWORMS
Results

• Scientific Reports | Mar. 2026 | SSSA, CoNISMa, HCMR
  Paternò, L., Langeneck, J., Keklikoglou, K., Cedrola, I., Martines, A., Ansari, M. H. D., … & Menciassi, A. (2026). Unsegmented marine annelids as biomechanical models for soft robotics. Scientific Reports

• The European Zoological Journal | Feb. 2026 | CoNISMa
  Langeneck, J., Putignano, M., Dimichele, D., Alvestad, T., Andreatta, G., Belmonte, G., … & Musco, L. (2026). Bridging past and present: the Salento Peninsula as a case study for unveiling marine annelid diversity by integrating literature, field surveys, and DNA barcoding. The European Zoological Journal, 93(1), 270-297

• BioInvasions Records| Aug. 2025 | CoNISMa
  Langeneck, J., Toso, Y., Castelli, A., Parisi, M. G., Piraino, S., Putignano, M., … & Musco, L. (2025). First record of the non-indigenous Myrianida pachycera (Augener, 1913)(Annelida: Syllidae) in the Mediterranean Sea revealed by integrative taxonomy. BioInvasions Records, 14, 673-686

• Mediterranean Marine Science| Apr. 2024 | CoNISMa
  Langeneck, J., Putignano, M., Dimichele, D., Giangrande, A., Bilan, M., Toso, A., & Musco, L. (2024). Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data. Mediterranean Marine Science, 25, 184-203

• Journal of the American Chemical Society JACS| Mar. 2024 | HUJI
  Baretta, R., Davidson-Rozenfeld, G., Gutkin, V., Frasconi, M., & Willner, I. (2024). Chemical and Photochemical-Driven Dissipative Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺-Ion Cross-Linked Carboxymethyl Cellulose Gels Operating Under Aerobic Conditions: Applications for Transient Controlled Release and Mechanical Actuation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(14), 9957-9966

• Advanced Functional Materials| Oct. 2023 | HUJI
  Davidson‐Rozenfeld, G., Chen, X., Qin, Y., Ouyang, Y., Sohn, Y. S., Li, Z., … & Willner, I. (2024). Stiffness-Switchable, Biocatalytic pH-Responsive DNA-Functionalized Polyacrylamide Cryogels and their Mechanical Applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(4), 2306586

• ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | Jul. 2023 | HUJI
  Fadeev, M., Davidson-Rozenfeld, G., Li, Z., & Willner, I. (2023). Stimuli-Responsive DNA-Based Hydrogels on Surfaces for Switchable Bioelectrocatalysis and Controlled Release of Loads. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

• Soft Robotics Journal | Nov. 2022 | SSSA, CoNISMa
  Filogna, S., Paternò, L., Vecchi, F., Musco, L., Iacovacci, V., & Menciassi, A. (2022). A Bioinspired Fluid-Filled Soft Linear Actuator. Soft Robotics

• Κρήτη και Θάλασσα | Poster | Feb. 2026 | HCMR
  Κλεονίκη Κεκλίκογλου, Joachim Langeneck, Linda Patero, Ilaria Cedrola, Εμμανουέλα Βερνάδου, Εύα Χατζηνικολάου, Luigi Musco, Arianna Menciassi. Η ανατομία των θαλάσσιων σκωλήκων ως έμπνευση για τη ρομποτική

• The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference (Bees 2025) | Presentation – Proceedings | Jul. 2025 | CoNISMa
  J. Langeneck, M. Putignano, D. Dimichele, A. Toso, E. Mancini, G. Furfaro, A. Giangrande, S. Piraino, L. Musco. Integrated checklist of marine annelids along the Salento Peninsula unravels gaps of knowledge in their diversity and distribution

• The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference (Bees 2025) | Presentation – Proceedings | Jul. 2025 | CoNISMa
  D. Dimichele, J. Langeneck, K. Keklikoglou, A. Martines, E. Vernadou, E. Chatzinikolaou, L. Musco. Reconstruction of the functional anatomy of Phascolosoma stephensoni Stephen, 1942 (Annelida: Sipuncula: Phascolosomatidae) through micro-CT

• The LifeWatch ERIC Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference (Bees 2025) | Poster | Jul. 2025 | HCMR
  K. Keklikoglou, J. Langeneck, E. Vernadou, E. Chatzinikolaou, L. Musco. Micro-CT: A useful tool for exploring the pharyngeal movement in polychaetes

• European Robotics Forum (ERF 2025) | Poster | Mar. 2025 | SSSA
  Ilaria Cedrola, Sabina Maglio, Hasan Dad Ansari Mohammad, Linda Paterno, Arianna Menciassi. Worm-Inspired Soft Robot with Magnetically Driven Eversible Proboscis

• Turnkey VECSEL systems for quantum technology | Proceedings | Mar. 2025 | Vexlum
  Jussi-Pekka Penttinen, Emmi Kantola, Sanna Ranta, Topi Uusitalo, Arttu Hietalahti, Roope Vuohenkunas, Mircea Guina. Progress of turnkey VECSEL systems for quantum technology

• 83rd Congress of the Italian Zoological Union (UZI) | Presentation – Proceedings | Sep. 2024 | CoNISMa
  L. Musco, J. Langeneck, D. Dimichele, A. Martines, M. Cascione, R. Rinaldi, K. Keklikoglou, L. Paternò, A. De Simone, A. Menciassi. The sipunculan Phascolosoma stephensoni (Annelida: Phascolosomatidae) as a new model for bioinspired robots

• 5th International Congress on Applied Ichthyology, Oceanography, and Aquatic Environment (HydroMediT 2024) | Presentation – Proceedings | May-Jun. 2024 | HCMR
  D. Mavraki and K. Keklikoglou. Applying Fair principles to micro-CT data, the case of MAPWORMS project

• 14^th National Conference on Biodiversity/1^st International Conference on Mediterranean Biodiversity | Poster | Sep. 2023 | CoNISMa
  Langeneck, J., Dimichele, D., Putignano, M., & Musco, L. Biodiversity patterns in marine annelids associated to intertidal coralline algae along the Salento Peninsula

• 82^nd Congress of the Italian Zoological Union (UZI) | Poster | Sep. 2023 | CoNISMa
  J. Langeneck, M. Putignano, A. Toso, D. Dimichele, G. Furfaro, M. Bilan, L. Musco. Towards a new standard for marine annelid checklists: the Salento Peninsula as a case study

• 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2023) | Poster | Apr. 2023 | SSSA
  J. Quaglierini, M. Arroyo and A. DeSimone. Mechanics of tubular meshes made of helical fibers and application to modeling McKibben artificial muscles

• International Ocean Data Conference – II | Poster | Mar. 2023 | HCMR
  D. Mavraki and K. Keklikoglou. Scientific community needs: FAIR and credible data repositories. The case of MedOBIS Repository and MAPWORMS ProjectScientific community needs: FAIR and credible data repositories. The case of MedOBIS Repository and MAPWORMS Project

• 81° Congresso Unione Zoologica Italiana | Poster | Sep. 2022 | CoNISMa
  Joachim Langeneck, Daniele Arduini, Jacopo Borghese, Matteo Putignano, Andrea Toso, Adriana Giangrande, Luigi Musco. Marine annelids as models for innovative robots

• TGR Leonardo – rainews.it| Apr. 2026 | CoNISMa
  BIO-ROBOT DAL MARE

• Buongiorno Regione | Apr. 2026 | CoNISMa, HCMR, SSSA
  Il micorobot che sembra un verme

• UnoGenio | Apr. 2026 | CoNISMa
  Il verme robot per la medicina: un progetto UniSalento

• TeleRama | Apr. 2026 | CoNISMa
  Unisalento: un verme robot per la medicina del futuro

• La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno | Mar. 2026 | CoNISMa
  Dal verme marino al robot medico: la ricerca di UniSalento apre la strada alla chirurgia del futuroUnisalento: un verme robot per la medicina del futuro

• LifeWatch ERIC news | May 2023 | HCMR
  News on LifeWatch ERIC: Bioinspired robots in Lecce: MAPWORMS Plenary meeting

• Cretalive news | May 2024 | HCMR
  Τα σκουλήκια εμπνέουν τους επιστήμονες, γίνονται ρομπότ και το δεξί χέρι ενός χειρούργου!

• La Repubblica | Oct. 2023 | CoNISMa
  Vermi robot iniettati nel corpo per operazioni oggi impossibili: nasce il prototipo ispirato a organismi presenti nei mari pugliesi

• La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno | Oct. 2023 | CoNISMa
  Vermi robot, nuova frontiera in soccorso alla vita umana

• DigiTech.News| Aug. 2023 | CoNISMa
  Mapworms, l’affascinante progetto italiano dei robot vermi

• Lega Nerd | Aug. 2023 | CoNISMa
  Mapworms: progetto di ricerca italiano sviluppa robot ispirati a vermi marini

• Kodàmi | Aug. 2023 | CoNISMa
  Robot ispirati ai vermi marini: l’idea in un progetto di ricerca italiano

• LifeWatch ERIC news | May 2023 | HCMR
  News on LifeWatch ERIC: Bioinspired robots in Lecce: MAPWORMS Plenary meeting

• Class | Feb. 2023 | SSSA
  Una nuova generazione di robot si prende cura degli uomini (a new robot generation takes care of humans)

• Cretalive news | Dec. 2022 | HCMR
  MAPWORMS: Mimicking Adaptation and Plasticity in worms

• Sant’Anna Magazine | May 2022 | SSSA
  The interaction between biology and engineering develops new bio-inspired robotic solutions in the medical field and for marine monitoring. MAPWORMS, coordinated by the BioRobotics Institute, is the new project funded by European Commission

D1.1 Website and Project LOGO

D1.2 Project management handbook

D1.3 FAIR-compliant Data Management Plan

D1.4 Dissemination, communication and exploitation plan

D1.5 Annual report on key communication events

D1.6 Technical/Scientific review meeting documents

D1.7 RP2 update of the Data Management Plan

D1.8 Report on key communication events – second reporting period

D1.9 Technical/Scientific 2nd review meeting documents

D1.10 Report on Virtual galleries of the Voucher Specimens Collection

D1.11 RP3 update of the Data Management Plan

D1.12 Reports on key communication event – third reporting period

D1.13 Final report on MAPWORMS workshops

D 1.14 Technical/Scientific 3rd review meeting documents

D1.15 Final project report

D1.16 Updated dissemination, communication and exploitation plan

D2.1 Georeferenced Annelida distribution map along the Apulia coast

D2.2 First set of parameters for modelling

D2.3 Integrated molecular/morphological identification of the species

D2.4 Annelida performance final characterization

D3.1 Validated morphing algorithm for smart hydrogels based on non-Euclidean plates

D3.2 Validated direct morphing FEM algorithm

D3.3 Validated inverse morphing FEM algorithm

D4.1 Delivery of available smart responsive hydrogels for preliminary modelling and for devising integration possibilities

D4.2 Immobilized stimuli-responsive hydrogels on surfaces

D4.3 Synthesis, characterization of shapememory/self-healing hydrogels

D4.4 Immobilized stimuli-responsive hydrogels on surfaces – UPDATE

D5.1 First working actuation unit

D5.2 First version of actuation units combination

D5.3 Laser system for light stimulation

D5.4 Morphing robot first report

D5.5 Morphing robot final report

D6.1 Preliminary IP report

D6.2 Report on task primitives definition

D6.3 Final IP report

D6.4 Validation of the shape morphing robot in selected application scenarios