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
2025
Freccero A., Feder M., Grioli G., Catalano M.G., Massone A., Bicchi A., Casadio M.
A Body–Machine Interface for Assistive Robot Control in Spinal Cord Injury: System Description and Preliminary Tests
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 15, (no. 4)
2025
Crotti M., Pace A., Grioli G., Bicchi A., Catalano M.G.
Adaptive Ankle-Foot Prosthesis with Passive Agonist-Antagonist Design
Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 967-973
2025
Feder M., Grioli G., Catalano M.G., Bicchi A.
A general compensation control method for human–robot integration
International Journal of Robotics Research
2025
Simonini G., Baracca M., Cavaliere T.V., Bicchi A., Salaris P.
A Novel Formulation for Adaptive Computed Torque Control Enabling Low Feedback Gains in Highly Dynamical Tasks
IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 69898-69909
2025
Feder M., Grioli G., Catalano M.G., Bicchi A.
An Upper-Limb Prosthetic Approach to Reduce Compensatory Motions in Reaching Tasks
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 34, pp. 47-51
2025
Crotti M., Grioli G., Catalano M.G., Bicchi A.
A SoftFoot Model for Contact Forces Distribution Estimation
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 34, pp. 29-32
2025
Ivani A.S., Barontini F., Catalano M.G., Grioli G., Bianchi M., Bicchi A.
Characterization, Experimental Validation and Pilot User Study of the Vibro-Inertial Bionic Enhancement System (VIBES)
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, vol. 18, (no. 1), pp. 32-44
2025
Ivani A.S., Catalano M.G., Fani S., Grioli G., Bicchi A.
Characterization of Sound Exciter Vibrotactile Actuators in Haptics Through Experimental Psychophysical Methods
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 34, pp. 72-76
2025
Zambella G., Caporale D., Grioli G., Pallottino L., Bicchi A.
Composite Whole-Body Control of Two-Wheeled Robots
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 41, pp. 2301-2321
2025
Fontana E., Natili G., Catalano M.G., Grioli G., Bicchi A.
Exploring transcutaneous electrostimulation for proprioceptive feedback in upper limb prostheses: a pilot study
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 22, (no. 1)
2025
Simi R.K., Zambella G., Egle T., Bicchi A., Ott C.
Extending humanoids DCM-based walking to push heavy objects while walking
IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline), vol. 59, (no. 18), pp. 409-414
2025
Pierallini M., Gopanunni R.K.M., Angelini F., Bicchi A., Garabini M.
Fishing for Data: Modeling, Optimal Planning, and Iterative Learning Control for Flexible Link Robots
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
2025
Milazzo G., Grioli G., Bicchi A., Catalano M.G.
Introducing V-Soft Pro: A Modular Platform for a Transhumeral Prosthesis with Controllable Stiffness
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings], vol. 2025, pp. 154-159
2025
Fontana E., Catalano M.G., Grioli G., Bianchi M., Bicchi A.
Magnetically Induced Skin Stretch Enhances Proprioceptive Feedback in Prosthetics
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 33, pp. 4599-4613
2025
Capsi-Morales P., Barsakcioglu D.Y., Catalano M.G., Grioli G., Bicchi A., Farina D.
Merging motoneuron and postural synergies in prosthetic hand design for natural bionic interfacing
Science Robotics, vol. 10, (no. 98)
2025
Fontana E., Catrambone V., Catalano M., Bicchi A., Bianchi M.
On the Relation of Skin Stretch and Finger Joint Angle Evolution in Human Hand Grasping Tasks
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14769 LNCS, pp. 331-345
2025
Milazzo G., Catalano M.G., Bicchi A., Grioli G.
Preliminary Results on the Control of a Novel Variable Stiffness 3-DoF Wrist
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 34, pp. 110-114
2025
Fontana E., Bianchi M., Catalano M.G., Bicchi A.
Quantifying Skin Stretch for Enhanced Haptic Feedback in Hand Grasping Tasks
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 34, pp. 52-56
Awards
2025
Rehab Technologies.
ADI Index award - Hannes arm
2025
Laffranchi M., Traverso S., Vaccaro R., Cavallaro L., Canepa M., Boccardo N., Vassallo C., Maludrottu S., De Michieli L., Gruppioni E.
Compasso d'oro international award - Twin exoskeleton
2025
Semprini M.
EMBC Distinguished Lecturer
2025
Laffranchi M.
Premio ANGI 2025 - Menzione speciale innovazione "Innovation leader award"
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
2024
Vassallo C.
Tornare a camminare grazie a un esoscheletro
2024
Vassallo C.
User-Centered Design and Development of Medical Robots: Rehabilitative Exoskeletons and Prostheses
2024
Franconi B., Cherubini A., Sacchini A., De Giuseppe S., Bunt A., Berettoni A., Modica A., Boccardo N., Gruppioni E., Traverso S., et al.
Winner of the 2024 Cybathlon Leg Prosthesis Race
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.
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