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About
Roberta Bevilacqua is a prominent researcher specializing in assistive robotics, smart aging technologies, and rehabilitation engineering, with a particular focus on improving the quality of life for older adults and individuals with neurological conditions. Her work sits at the intersection of human-robot interaction, gerontechnology, and clinical rehabilitation, addressing one of Europe's most pressing demographic challenges: supporting an aging population while preserving autonomy and wellbeing. Bevilacqua has made significant contributions to understanding how older adults accept and interact with social assistive robots, most notably through her highly cited 2018 study on robotic service acceptance in smart environments (141 citations), which remains a cornerstone reference in the field. Her involvement in landmark projects such as Robot-Era and GUARDIAN demonstrates her commitment to translating research into real-world technological ecosystems for home and care settings. She has also advanced rehabilitation science through systematic reviews of gait training technologies and innovative protocols for Parkinson's disease treatment using robotic platforms. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 400, her interdisciplinary research bridges engineering, psychology, and geriatric care, offering invaluable insights into designing technology that is not only functional but genuinely acceptable to its end users.
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- 5Robot-Era Project: Preliminary Results on the System Usability31 citations · 2015
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