Andrea Botta
Papers
33
Total Citations
451
H-Index
9
About
Andrea Botta is a robotics researcher whose work spans precision agriculture, mobile manipulation, and service robotics — fields where his contributions have garnered over 350 citations in just a few years. Based at Politecnico di Torino, Botta has established himself as a leading voice in agricultural robotics, most notably through his highly cited 2022 review on robots in precision agriculture (170 citations), which has become an essential reference for researchers entering the field. His development of the Agri.Q mobile manipulator — including its kinematic modeling, motion planning, and sustainable design — represents a significant practical contribution to automating repetitive agricultural tasks. Beyond agriculture, Botta has made meaningful advances in wheeled mobile robot locomotion strategies (74 citations), omnidirectional kinematics, and slip compensation for articulated vehicles. His work on the Paquitop service robot further demonstrates a commitment to socially impactful robotics, addressing caregiving challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, he has extended his expertise into surgical continuum robot control using reinforcement learning. Botta's research consistently bridges rigorous theoretical modeling with real-world applications, making his work particularly valuable for students and practitioners seeking to deploy autonomous systems in complex, unstructured environments.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1A Review of Robots, Perception, and Tasks in Precision Agriculture170 citations · 2022
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- 4Decoupled motion planning of a mobile manipulator for precision agriculture18 citations · 2023
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- 8Data-Driven Analysis of Locomotion for a Class of Articulated Mobile Robots10 citations · 2021
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