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Overview

Manuel G. Catalano is affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a strong focus on several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Mechanical Engineering, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's recent published works cover various topics in robotics and haptics, with papers appearing in reputable venues such as IEEE Transactions on Haptics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and IEEE Transactions on Robotics. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Integrating Wearable Haptics and Obstacle Avoidance for the Visually Impaired in Indoor Navigation: A User-Centered Approach (2020, IEEE Transactions on Haptics)
  • Design and Validation of the Readable Device: A Single-Cell Electromagnetic Refreshable Braille Display (2020, IEEE Transactions on Haptics)
  • Grasp It Like a Pro: Grasp of Unknown Objects With Robotic Hands Based on Skilled Human Expertise (2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters)
  • Adaptive Feet for Quadrupedal Walkers (2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics)
  • Overcoming the Torque/Stiffness Range Tradeoff in Antagonistic Variable Stiffness Actuators (2021, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Manuel G. Catalano include Antonio Bicchi, Giorgio Grioli, Matteo Bianchi, Manolo Garabini, and Cristina Piazza.

The scientist regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Main topics covered in the research work focus on:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control

Best Publications

  • Variable impedance actuators: A review

    B. Vanderborght;A. Albu-Schaeffer;A. Bicchi;A. Bicchi;E. Burdet

  • Adaptive synergies for the design and control of the Pisa/IIT SoftHand

    M.G. Catalano;G. Grioli;E. Farnioli;A. Serio

  • Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components

    Sebastian Wolf;Giorgio Grioli;Oliver Eiberger;Werner Friedl

  • A Century of Robotic Hands

    C. Piazza;G. Grioli;M.G. Catalano;A. Bicchi;A. Bicchi

  • WALK-MAN: A High-Performance Humanoid Platform for Realistic Environments

    N. G. Tsagarakis;D. G. Caldwell;F. Negrello;W. Choi

  • Variable stiffness actuators: The user's point of view

    Giorgio Grioli;Sebastian Wolf;Manolo Garabini;Manuel Catalano

  • Toward Dexterous Manipulation With Augmented Adaptive Synergies: The Pisa/IIT SoftHand 2

    Cosimo Della Santina;Cristina Piazza;Giorgio Grioli;Manuel G. Catalano

  • VSA-CubeBot: A modular variable stiffness platform for multiple degrees of freedom robots

    Manuel G. Catalano;Giorgio Grioli;Manolo Garabini;Fabio Bonomo

  • Controlling Soft Robots: Balancing Feedback and Feedforward Elements

    Cosimo Della Santina;Matteo Bianchi;Giorgio Grioli;Franco Angelini

  • Exploring Teleimpedance and Tactile Feedback for Intuitive Control of the Pisa/IIT SoftHand

    Arash Ajoudani;Sasha B. Godfrey;Matteo Bianchi;Manuel G. Catalano

  • Adaptive synergies for a humanoid robot hand

    M. G. Catalano;G. Grioli;A. Serio;E. Farnioli

  • Design and realization of the CUFF - clenching upper-limb force feedback wearable device for distributed mechano-tactile stimulation of normal and tangential skin forces

    Simona Casini;Matteo Morvidoni;Matteo Bianchi;Manuel Catalano

  • Adaptive synergies: An approach to the design of under-actuated robotic hands

    Giorgio Grioli;Manuel Catalano;Emanuele Silvestro;Simone Tono

  • The Quest for Natural Machine Motion: An Open Platform to Fast-Prototyping Articulated Soft Robots

    Cosimo Della Santina;Cristina Piazza;Gian Maria Gasparri;Manuel Bonilla

  • The Rice Haptic Rocker: Skin stretch haptic feedback with the Pisa/IIT SoftHand

    Edoardo Battaglia;Janelle P. Clark;Matteo Bianchi;Manuel G. Catalano

  • The SoftHand Pro: Functional evaluation of a novel, flexible, and robust myoelectric prosthesis.

    Sasha Blue Godfrey;Kristin D. Zhao;Amanda Theuer;Manuel G. Catalano;Manuel G. Catalano

  • A modular compliant actuator for emerging high performance and fall-resilient humanoids

    F. Negrello;M. Garabini;M. G. Catalano;J. Malzahn

  • Integrating Wearable Haptics and Obstacle Avoidance for the Visually Impaired in Indoor Navigation: A User-Centered Approach

    Federica Barontini;Manuel G. Catalano;Lucia Pallottino;Barbara Leporini

  • Velvet fingers: A dexterous gripper with active surfaces

    Vinicio Tincani;Manuel G. Catalano;Edoardo Farnioli;Manolo Garabini

  • Grasping with Soft Hands

    M. Bonilla;E. Farnioli;C. Piazza;M. Catalano

  • Learning From Humans How to Grasp: A Data-Driven Architecture for Autonomous Grasping With Anthropomorphic Soft Hands

    Cosimo Della Santina;Visar Arapi;Giuseppe Averta;Francesca Damiani

  • WALK-MAN humanoid lower body design optimization for enhanced physical performance

    F. Negrello;M. Garabini;M.G. Catalano;P. Kryczka

  • Postural Hand Synergies during Environmental Constraint Exploitation

    Cosimo Della Santina;Matteo Bianchi;Giuseppe Bruno Averta;Giuseppe Bruno Averta;Simone Ciotti;Simone Ciotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Bicchi
Antonio Bicchi Italian Institute of Technology
Darwin G. Caldwell
Darwin G. Caldwell Italian Institute of Technology
Nikos G. Tsagarakis
Nikos G. Tsagarakis Italian Institute of Technology
Domenico Prattichizzo
Domenico Prattichizzo University of Siena
Levi J. Hargrove
Levi J. Hargrove Northwestern University
Etienne Burdet
Etienne Burdet Imperial College London
Markus Grebenstein
Markus Grebenstein German Aerospace Center
Stefano Stramigioli
Stefano Stramigioli University of Twente
Sami Haddadin
Sami Haddadin Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Marcia K. O'Malley
Marcia K. O'Malley Rice University

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