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About
Fabrizio Spano is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of nanotechnology, photonics, and robotics, with a particular focus on developing advanced tactile sensing systems for robotic applications. His most significant contributions center on the design and implementation of optical pressure sensors using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-gold nanocomposite materials, a field in which he has helped pioneer new approaches to machine perception. Spano's most cited work (66 citations) introduced a novel nanocomposite pressure sensor integrated into a robotic tactile system, leveraging tapered optical fibers embedded in PDMS-gold nanocomposite materials to detect pressure with high sensitivity. Building on this foundation, he extended his research to flexible, all-optical tactile sensing using plasmonic resonators, shear force detection in robotic fingers, and liquid sensing applications — collectively accumulating over 150 citations across his published work. His research has broader implications for artificial skin development, human-robot interaction, and electromagnetic sensing, demonstrated by his more recent explorations into capacitive color-changing electronic skin. Spano's sustained commitment to translating nanomaterial innovations into functional robotic systems makes his work a valuable reference for researchers in soft robotics, wearable sensing, and photonic materials.
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- 2Flexible nanocomposites with all-optical tactile sensing capability23 citations · 2013
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