Publications and Awards
Rehab Technologies Lab is an award-winning research line of IIT and our teams actively support the scientific community with many publications, dissemination talks and other accomplishments.
Publications
2023
Meder F., Baytekin B., Del Dottore E., Meroz Y., Tauber F., Walker I., Mazzolai B.
A perspective on plant robotics: from bioinspiration to hybrid systems
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 18, (no. 1)
2023
Armiento S., Meder F., Mazzolai B.
Device for Simultaneous Wind and Raindrop Energy Harvesting Operating on the Surface of Plant Leaves
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, (no. 4), pp. 2269 - 2276
2023
Meder F., Treccani L.
Functionalized Surfaces and Interactions with Biomolecules
Surface-Functionalized Ceramics: For Biotechnological and Environmental Applications, Publisher: Wiley
Book Chapter
Book
2023
Treccani L., Meder F.
Surface-Functionalized Ceramics: For Biotechnological and Environmental Applications
Surface-Functionalized Ceramics: For Biotechnological and Environmental Applications, Publisher: Wiley
Book
Book
2022
Armiento S., Mondini A., Meder F., Mazzolai B.
A plant-hybrid system for wind monitoring connected with social media
2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2022, pp. 287-292
2022
Meder F., Murali Babu S.P., Mazzolai B.
A plant tendril-like soft robot that grasps and anchors by exploiting its material arrangement
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2022
Fiorello I., Mondini A., Meder F., Mazzolai B.
Climbing plant-like miniature machines for improving natural ecosystems preservation
2022 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Honolulu (Hawaii, USA)
Conference Paper
Conference
2022
Armiento S., Filippeschi C., Meder F., Mazzolai B.
Liquid-solid contact electrification when water droplets hit living plant leaves
Communications Materials, vol. 3, (no. 1)
2022
Meder F., Mondini A., Mazzolai B.
Measuring Triboelectric Energy Conversion in Leaves of Living Plants
IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, vol. 25, (no. 9), pp. 4-9
2022
Meder F., Mondini A., Visentin F., Zini G., Crepaldi M., Mazzolai B.
Multisource energy conversion in plants with soft epicuticular coatings
Energy and Environmental Sciences, vol. 15, (no. 6), pp. 2545-2556
2022
Meder F., Giordano G., Armiento S., Mazzolai B.
Underwater Light Modulators: Iridescent Structures of the Seagrass Posidonia Oceanica
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 13548 LNAI, pp. 297-308
2022
Meder F., Naselli G.A., Mazzolai B.
Wind dynamics and leaf motion: Approaching the design of high-tech devices for energy harvesting for operation on plant leaves
Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 13
2021
Meder F., Armiento S., Naselli G.A., Thielen M., Speck T., Mazzolai B.
Biohybrid generators based on living plants and artificial leaves: Influence of leaf motion and real wind outdoor energy harvesting
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 16, (no. 5)
2021
Meder F., Thielen M., Naselli G.A., Taccola S., Speck T., Mazzolai B.
Biohybrid wind energy generators based on living plants
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12413 LNAI, pp. 234-244
2021
Fiorello I., Meder F., Mazzolai B.
Plant-inspired remote controllable snap-fastener for robotic micromanipulation
3rd Italian Conference in Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM)
Conference Paper
Conference
Awards
2024
Macaluso A., Bottino A., Pratticò F.G., Lamberti F., Galletti C., Storchi C., Podda J., Tacchino A., Brichetto G., Boccardo N., et al.
Best Session Presentation - Executive Control in a Mixed Reality Exergame for Motor-Cognitive Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
2022
Maludrottu S., Laffranchi M., Vassallo C., Vaccaro R., De Michieli L.
iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 - Twin Exoskeleton
2021
Laffranchi M., Traverso S., Vaccaro R., Maludrottu S., Poli F., De Bartolomeis L., Diamanti G., Gruppioni E., De Michieli L.
Good Design
2020
Laffranchi M.
Robotics 2020 Young Investigator Award
2020
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Lince A., Semprini M., Saglia J.A., Naceri A., Sacchetti R., et al.
XXVI Compasso d'oro
2019
Colombi I.
PhD thesis award in Neuroengineering "MASSIMO GRATTAROLA" (17^ Ed.)
2018
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lince A., Canepa M., Saglia J., Gruppioni E., Sacchetti R., Diamanti G., Poli F., et al.
ADI Design Index
2018
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Lince A., Semprini M., Saglia J.A., Naceri A., Sacchetti R., et al.
ADI Design Index
2018
Laffranchi M., Boccardo N., Traverso S., Lombardi L., Canepa M., Lince A., Semprini M., Saglia J.A., Naceri A., Sacchetti R., et al.
Good Design
2018
Semprini M.
selected as "reviewer of the year" for Journal of Neural Engineering