Maria Rita Nuccio

Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale

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Maria Rita Nuccio is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics and cultural heritage preservation. Her work focuses on developing accessible, user-oriented robotic platforms that bridge the gap between advanced technology and heritage conservation. Her most notable contribution is the HeritageBot project, which introduced a low-cost service robot designed to assist in cultural heritage frameworks. The flagship paper, "HeritageBot Service Robot assisting in Cultural Heritage" (2017, 18 citations), details the design and prototype of the HBOT platform, emphasizing its affordability and user-oriented performance for demo and field applications. This work has established a new paradigm for integrating robotics into heritage sites, making such technology more accessible to smaller institutions. Nuccio’s research is pioneering in its focus on practical, cost-effective solutions that empower conservators and archaeologists. Her achievements highlight a commitment to democratizing robotic assistance, ensuring that even resource-limited heritage projects can benefit from automation and monitoring. Through HeritageBot, she has laid the groundwork for a future where robots are standard tools in cultural preservation.