Giorgio Figliolini

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Giorgio Figliolini is an Italian robotics and mechanical engineering researcher based at LARM (Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics) in Cassino, whose work spans robotic locomotion, robotic manipulation, and mechanism design. He is perhaps best known for his sustained development of the EP-WAR series of electropneumatic biped robots, with successive prototypes demonstrating progressively sophisticated capabilities — from basic walking (1999, 26 citations) to stair climbing (2002, 27 citations) and stair descent (2004, 24 citations) — culminating in a novel biped climbing and walking robot (2010, 24 citations). Parallel to this, Figliolini made significant contributions to robotic grasping technology, most notably through the Ca.U.M.Ha. (Cassino-Underactuated-Multifinger-Hand), an anthropomorphic underactuated robotic hand designed for harvesting horticultural products (2005, 22 citations; 2007, 22 citations). His earliest highly cited work addressed the broader challenge of designing robotic grippers for agricultural applications (2000, 48 citations), reflecting a practical, field-oriented engineering philosophy. His research on six-legged walking robots (2007, 26 citations) further demonstrates versatility across locomotion paradigms. Collectively, his contributions bridge theoretical mechanism design and real-world prototype validation, making him a notable figure in applied robotics research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Designing a robotic gripper for harvesting horticulture products

   48 citations · 2000
2. 2
   Climbing stairs with EP-WAR2 biped robot

   27 citations · 2002
3. 3
   Mechanics and Simulation of Six-Legged Walking Robots

   26 citations · 2007
4. 4
   Walking programming for an electropneumatic biped robot

   26 citations · 1999
5. 5
   Mechanical Design of a Novel Biped Climbing and Walking Robot

   24 citations · 2010
6. 6
   Descending stairs with EP-WAR3 biped robot

   24 citations · 2004
7. 7
   Ca.U.M.Ha. robotic hand (Cassino-Underactuated-Multifinger-Hand)

   22 citations · 2007
8. 8
   Overall design of Ca.U.M.Ha. robotic hand for harvesting horticulture products

   22 citations · 2005
9. 9
   Mechatronic design and experimental validation of a novel robotic hand

   13 citations · 2014
10. 10
    AN ALGEBRAIC FORMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TWO CIRCULAR-ARC CAMS

    9 citations · 2001

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