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
2024
Mariani S., Cikalleshi K., Ronzan M., Filippeschi C., Naselli G.A., Mazzolai B.
A Biodegradable, Porous Flier Inspired by a Parachute-Like Tragopogon Fruit for Environmental Preservation
Small
2024
Fiorello I., Ronzan M., Speck T., Sinibaldi E., Mazzolai B.
A Biohybrid Self-Dispersing Miniature Machine Using Wild Oat Fruit Awns for Reforestation and Precision Agriculture
Advanced Materials
2024
Dottore E.D., Mondini A., Rowe N., Mazzolai B.
A growing soft robot with climbing plant–inspired adaptive behaviors for navigation in unstructured environments
Science Robotics, vol. 9, (no. 86)
2024
Sten O., Del Dottore E., Pugno N., Mazzolai B.
A ridge-based detection algorithm with filament overlap identification for 2D mycelium network analysis
Ecological Informatics, vol. 82
2024
Naselli G.A., Scharff R.B.N., Thielen M., Visentin F., Speck T., Mazzolai B.
A Soft Continuum Robotic Arm with a Climbing Plant-Inspired Adaptive Behavior for Minimal Sensing, Actuation, and Control Effort
Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 6, (no. 4)
2024
Valdur K.-A., Tamm T., Fiorello I., Aabloo A., Must I., Sinibaldi E., Mazzolai B.
A Spider Leg-Inspired mm-Scale Soft Exoskeleton Enabled by Liquid via Hydration and Charge Transport
Advanced Functional Materials
2024
Meder F., Armiento S., Naselli G.A., Mondini A., Speck T., Mazzolai B.
Charge generation by passive plant leaf motion at low wind speeds: design and collective behavior of plant-hybrid energy harvesters
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 19, (no. 5)
2024
van Veggel S., Wiertlewski M., Doubrovski E.L., Kooijman A., Shahabi E., Mazzolai B., Scharff R.B.N.
Classification and Evaluation of Octopus-Inspired Suction Cups for Soft Continuum Robots
Advanced Science
2024
Pirrone S.R.M., Del Dottore E., Sibille L., Mazzolai B.
Investigations of bioinspired soil penetration strategies via a numerical model: Does radial expansion improve soil intruder performances?
Acta Geotechnica, vol. 19, (no. 3), pp. 1275-1293
2024
Giordano G., Scharff R.B.N., Carlotti M., Gagliardi M., Filippeschi C., Mondini A., Papangelo A., Mazzolai B.
Mechanochromic Suction Cups for Local Stress Detection in Soft Robotics
Advanced Intelligent Systems
2024
Du D., Del Dottore E., Mondini A., Sinibaldi E., Mazzolai B.
Modular Growing Mechanism with Multi-axis Deformation
Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 176-182
2024
Kortman V.G., Mazzolai B., Sakes A., Jovanova J.
Perspectives on Intelligence in Soft Robotics
Advanced Intelligent Systems
2024
Aracri S., Hughes J., Della Santina C., Jovanova J., Hoh S., Garcia Morales D.S., Barcaro R., Tan Y.J., Kortman V.G., Sakes A., Partridge A.J., Cianchetti M., Laschi C., Mazzolai B., Stokes A.A., Alvarado P.V., Yeow C.H., Odetti A., Lo Gatto V., Pisacane L., Caccia M.
Soft Robotics: A Route to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Robotics
Soft Robotics
2023
De Pascali C., Palagi S., Mazzolai B.
3D-printed hierarchical arrangements of actuators mimicking biological muscular architectures
Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, vol. 18, (no. 4)
2023
Cecchini L., Mariani S., Ronzan M., Mondini A., Pugno N.M., Mazzolai B.
4D Printing of Humidity-Driven Seed Inspired Soft Robots
Advanced Science, vol. 10, (no. 9)
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