Papers
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Total Citations
975
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About
Andrea Arienti is a leading researcher in soft robotics and bioinspired engineering, with a primary focus on developing robots that mimic the remarkable capabilities of cephalopods, particularly the octopus. His major contributions lie in the design, modeling, and control of continuum soft manipulators and multi-modal underwater vehicles. Arienti pioneered the development of tendon-driven soft arms inspired by the octopus, creating steady-state and inverse kinetics models that advanced beyond traditional piecewise constant curvature approaches. His work on biomimetic vortex propulsion introduced a new paradigm for soft unmanned underwater vehicles, replicating the pulsed jet propulsion of cephalopods. He also made significant strides in underwater legged locomotion, combining crawling and swimming abilities in a single soft-bodied platform. With several papers accumulating over 200, 170, and 96 citations, his research has had substantial impact. Notable achievements include the PoseiDRONE project—a soft-bodied ROV capable of crawling, swimming, and manipulation—and the development of general methods for fabricating shape memory alloy actuators. Arienti’s work bridges biology and engineering, offering elegant solutions for soft, adaptable, and efficient robotic systems.
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- 2Design concept and validation of a robotic arm inspired by the octopus170 citations · 2010
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- 8Hybrid parameter identification of a multi-modal underwater soft robot52 citations · 2017
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