Papers
40
Total Citations
1,414
H-Index
18
About
Diego Torricelli is a prominent biomedical and robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human movement science, wearable robotics, and neurorehabilitation. Based on a body of work that has accumulated over 1,000 citations, Torricelli has established himself as a leading voice in two complementary domains: the clinical assessment of neurological conditions and the development and benchmarking of robotic assistive technologies. His contributions to Parkinson's disease research are particularly notable, with his IMU-based gait classification study (2018, 242 citations) demonstrating how wearable inertial sensors can enable accessible, accurate clinical diagnostics. Equally influential is his systematic work on evaluating lower limb exoskeletons (2020, 215 citations), which has helped standardize how the field measures and compares these emerging technologies. His repeated focus on benchmarking methodologies — spanning humanoids, wearable robots, and human performance — reflects a broader mission to accelerate the responsible translation of robotic systems from laboratory to real-world use. Torricelli has also contributed meaningfully to hybrid rehabilitation robotics, compliant bipedal locomotion, and human-exoskeleton interaction, making his research portfolio essential reading for students and practitioners working at the frontier of rehabilitation engineering and assistive robotics.
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- 2Performance Evaluation of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Systematic Review215 citations · 2020
- 3Human-like compliant locomotion: state of the art of robotic implementations112 citations · 2016
- 4Hybrid robotic systems for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: A review92 citations · 2016
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- 9Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation62 citations · 2013
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