Carlo Filippeschi
Papers
11
Total Citations
276
H-Index
9
About
Carlo Filippeschi is a leading researcher in bioinspired soft robotics, focusing on plant-inspired structures and miniature machines for environmental and agricultural applications. His work bridges biology and engineering, creating soft, responsive materials that mimic plant behaviors such as hygroscopic actuation, self-burial, and climbing mechanisms. Filippeschi’s major contributions include developing plant-like soft bistable structures from electrospun nanofibers (71 citations), ultraconformable surface electrodes for measuring plant electrical signals (55 citations), and hooked miniature machines for on-leaf sensing and delivery (43 citations). His research also extends to biodegradable humidity sensors, sunlight-driven nanocomposite actuators, and mechanochromic suction cups for stress detection in soft robotics. Notably, he has pioneered 3D micromolding techniques for seed-like probes that self-bury in soil, inspired by Erodium malacoides, and used direct laser lithography for three-dimensional soft material micropatterning. With over 200 total citations across his top papers, Filippeschi’s work is highly impactful in advancing sustainable robotics and biohybrid systems. His achievements include developing novel fabrication methods for flexible molds and creating rose-inspired micro-devices with variable stiffness for controlled object release, demonstrating his innovative approach to solving real-world challenges in agriculture and environmental monitoring.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3Plant-like hooked miniature machines for on-leaf sensing and delivery43 citations · 2021
- 4
- 5Towards ultra-responsive biodegradable polysaccharide humidity sensors21 citations · 2017
- 6
- 7Mechanochromic Suction Cups for Local Stress Detection in Soft Robotics15 citations · 2024
- 8
- 9
- 103D micromolding of seed-like probes for self-burying soft robots7 citations · 2022