Caterina Procopio
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, University of Pisa
Papers
15
Total Citations
895
H-Index
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About
Caterina Procopio is a pioneering researcher in the field of robotic rehabilitation engineering, with a focused expertise in exoskeleton-based motor recovery for stroke patients. Her work sits at the intersection of robotics, neuroscience, and clinical rehabilitation, addressing one of medicine's most pressing challenges: restoring upper limb function following cerebrovascular accidents. Procopio's most influential contribution — an EMG-controlled hand exoskeleton for bilateral grasping rehabilitation (2015, 341 citations) — introduced adaptive kinematics capable of accommodating varying patient anatomies, a significant practical advancement for clinical deployment. Her earlier work integrating robotic arm exoskeletons with virtual reality environments (2007, 155 citations) helped establish the therapeutic value of immersive, motivation-enhancing rehabilitation paradigms. She further demonstrated measurable functional improvements in chronic stroke patients through structured exoskeleton training protocols (2012, 139 citations), lending clinical credibility to the technology. Her research progressively evolved toward brain-machine interface-driven full upper limb systems and rigorous randomized clinical trials, reflecting both technical ambition and scientific rigor. With over 870 cumulative citations across her key publications, Procopio's body of work has materially shaped modern robot-assisted neurorehabilitation, offering tangible pathways toward accessible, patient-responsive recovery solutions.
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Top Papers
- 1An EMG-Controlled Robotic Hand Exoskeleton for Bilateral Rehabilitation341 citations · 2015
- 2Arm rehabilitation with a robotic exoskeleleton in Virtual Reality155 citations · 2007
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- 9Rehabilitation Training and Evaluation with the L-EXOS in Chronic Stroke14 citations · 2012
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