Donato Romano
Piaggio (Italy), Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piaggio Aerospace (Italy)
Papers
41
Total Citations
981
H-Index
18
About
Donato Romano is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of ethology, robotics, and neurobiology, whose work fundamentally redefines how we study animal behavior through bio-hybrid systems. His primary research areas include animal-robot interaction, lateralization of behavior in arthropods, and bioinspired robotics. Romano’s most impactful contribution is his seminal review on animal-robot interaction (205 citations), which established the framework for creating mixed societies of living organisms and robotic agents. He has demonstrated remarkable innovation in using robotic surrogates—from Guinea fowl-mimicking robots that reveal lateralized escape responses in locusts to robotic fish that modulate aggression in Siamese fighting fishes. His work on encoding lateralization of jump kinematics in locusts via bio-robotic artifacts (46 citations) provides groundbreaking insights into neuroethological programming. Notably, Romano has extended these principles to applied domains, including underwater robotics through the subCULTron project and industrial automation with laser-based welding inspection. His research on aging and cognitive mechanisms in Orthoptera-robot interactions (30 citations) opens new avenues for understanding motor deficits. With over 600 cumulative citations, Romano stands as a leading figure in bio-robotics, bridging fundamental behavioral science with cutting-edge technological innovation.
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- 3Jumping Locomotion Strategies: From Animals to Bioinspired Robots59 citations · 2020
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- 9subCULTron - Cultural Development as a Tool in Underwater Robotics31 citations · 2018
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