Gianluca Milani
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Dr. Gianluca Milani is at the forefront of humanoid robotics and telepresence, with his research centered on enabling fully immersive, bidirectional embodiment between humans and robots. His landmark work on the iCub3 avatar system, published in 2024 and already garnering 60 citations, introduces a groundbreaking framework that allows a human operator to remotely control a humanoid robot with high-fidelity sensory feedback. This system integrates whole-body motion capture, haptic gloves, and a virtual reality headset, effectively transmitting the operator’s actions to the robot while streaming the robot’s tactile, visual, and auditory sensations back to the user. Milani’s contributions have profound implications for hazardous environment exploration, telemedicine, and assistive robotics, as they bridge the gap between human dexterity and robotic resilience. His work at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has been instrumental in validating the iCub3 platform as a versatile avatar, demonstrating unprecedented levels of immersion and control. With a rapidly growing citation impact, Milani is shaping the future of remote embodiment, earning recognition as a key innovator in human-robot interaction and teleoperation systems.
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