Papers
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Total Citations
1,787
H-Index
22
About
Edoardo Sinibaldi is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work spans soft robotics, bioinspired actuation, tactile sensing, and medical robotics. Drawing extensively from biological systems, he has pioneered novel approaches to smart materials and adaptive structures, most notably developing osmosis-based and hygromorphic soft actuators that mimic plant mechanics. His 2015 paper on electrically controllable hygromorphic actuators (303 citations) demonstrated a breakthrough multifunctional material capable of both sensing and actuation, while his 2019 work on osmotic tendril-like soft robots (198 citations) elegantly translated plant-inspired movement and stiffness modulation into functional robotic systems. Sinibaldi has also made significant contributions to tactile sensing, with his 2022 bio-inspired artificial skin using fibre Bragg gratings and deep neural networks (182 citations) addressing a critical challenge in human-robot collaboration. Beyond soft robotics, he has advanced medical robotics through dual-robot ultrasound-guided needle placement and haptic feedback systems for surgical platforms like the da Vinci Research Kit. His early work on a lamprey-inspired swimming robot further demonstrates his commitment to neuroscience-guided bioengineering. Across diverse domains, Sinibaldi consistently translates natural principles into transformative engineering solutions.
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- 1Toward a New Generation of Electrically Controllable Hygromorphic Soft Actuators303 citations · 2015
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- 10Another Lesson from Plants: The Forward Osmosis-Based Actuator52 citations · 2014