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
Lazzaroni M., Chini G., Draicchio F., Di Natali C., Caldwell D. G., Ortiz J.
Control of a Back-Support Exoskeleton to Assist Carrying Activities
IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
2023
Lazzaroni M., Di Natali C., Caldwell D. G., Ortiz J.
Physiological Effects of a Back-Support Exoskeleton Control to Assist Carrying Activities
2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics
2022
Lazzaroni M., Tabasi A., Toxiri S., Caldwell D.G., Kingma I., De Momi E., Ortiz J.
Back-Support Exoskeleton Control Using User’s Torso Acceleration and Velocity to Assist Manual Material Handling
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 27, pp. 189-193
2022
Tabasi A., Lazzaroni M., Brouwer N.P., Kingma I., van Dijk W., de Looze M.P., Toxiri S., Ortiz J., van Dieen J.H.
Calibrating an EMG-Driven Muscle Model and a Regression Model to Estimate Moments Generated Actively by Back Muscles for Controlling an Actuated Exoskeleton with Limited Data
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 27, pp. 401-405
2022
Lazzaroni M., Fanti V., Sposito M., Chini G., Draicchio F., Natali C.D., Caldwell D.G., Ortiz J.
Improving the Efficacy of an Active Back-Support Exoskeleton for Manual Material Handling Using the Accelerometer Signal
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, (no. 3), pp. 7716-7721
2022
Poliero T., Lazzaroni M., Toxiri S., Natali C.D., Caldwell D.G., Ortiz J.
Lifting and Carrying: Do We Need Back-Support Exoskeleton Versatility?
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 27, pp. 499-503
2022
Tabasi A., Lazzaroni M., Brouwer N.P., Kingma I., van Dijk W., de Looze M.P., Toxiri S., Ortiz J., van Dieen J.H.
Optimizing calibration procedure to train a regression‐based prediction model of actively generated lumbar muscle moments for exoskeleton control
Sensors, vol. 22, (no. 1)
2021
Lazzaroni M., Poliero T., Sposito M., Toxiri S., Caldwell D.G., Di Natali C., Ortiz J.
Back-support exoskeleton control strategy for pulling activities: Design and preliminary evaluation
Designs, vol. 5, (no. 3)
2021
Lazzaroni M., Tabasi A., Toxiri S., Caldwell D. G., De Momi E., van Dijk W., de Looze M. P., Kingma I., van Dieën J. H., Ortiz J.
Evaluation of an acceleration-based assistive strategy to control a back-support exoskeleton for manual material handling
Wearable Technologies, vol. 1, (no. e9)
2020
Poliero T., Lazzaroni M., Toxiri S., Di Natali C., Caldwell D.G., Ortiz J.
Applicability of an Active Back-Support Exoskeleton to Carrying Activities
Frontiers Robotics AI, vol. 7
2019
Lazzaroni M., Toxiri S., Caldwell D.G., Anastasi S., Monica L., Momi E.D., Ortiz J.
Acceleration-based assistive strategy to control a back-support exoskeleton for load handling: Preliminary evaluation
IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, vol. 2019-June, pp. 625-630
2019
Toxiri S., Naf M.B., Lazzaroni M., Fernandez J., Sposito M., Poliero T., Monica L., Anastasi S., Caldwell D.G., Ortiz J.
Back-support exoskeletons for occupational use: An overview of technological advances and trends
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, vol. 7, (no. 3-4), pp. 237-249
2019
Lazzaroni M., Toxiri S., Caldwell D.G., De Momi E., Ortiz J.
Overview and challenges for controlling back-support exoskeletons
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 22, pp. 435-439
2019
Latella C., Lorenzini M., Lazzaroni M., Romano F., Traversaro S., Akhras M.A., Pucci D., Nori F.
Towards real-time whole-body human dynamics estimation through probabilistic sensor fusion algorithms: A physical human–robot interaction case study
Autonomous Robots, vol. 43, (no. 6), pp. 1591-1603
2019
Toxiri S., Sposito M., Lazzaroni M., Mancini L., Di Pardo M., Caldwell D.G., Ortiz J.
Towards standard specifications for back-support exoskeletons
Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 22, pp. 219-223
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