A Bertolini

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Andrea Bertolini is a legal scholar whose research sits at the intersection of emerging technologies and law, with a particular focus on robotics, liability frameworks, and digital market regulation. His work has made significant contributions to the field of technology law by developing nuanced legal analyses of how existing and future regulatory systems should adapt to the challenges posed by autonomous and intelligent machines. Bertolini's most influential contribution, "Liability and Risk Management in Robotics" (2016, 39 citations), addresses the complex regulatory landscape of the European digital single market, examining how legal frameworks must evolve to accommodate technologies such as 3D printing, the sharing economy, and the Internet of Things. His earlier work, "Robots as Products" (2013, 9 citations), broke important ground by arguing against overly broad definitions of robotics, instead advocating for technically precise legal categorizations — particularly emphasizing machine learning capabilities as a key distinguishing criterion. This analytical precision continued in his 2014 paper on liability perspectives, where he built a principled case for rethinking how responsibility should be allocated when autonomous systems cause harm. Together, these works establish Bertolini as a thoughtful and forward-looking voice in European technology law, whose scholarship remains essential reading for anyone navigating the legal dimensions of robotics and digital innovation.