Papers
83
Total Citations
2,226
H-Index
25
About
Lorenzo Jamone is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans tactile sensing, robot manipulation, affordance-based cognition, and human-robot interaction. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to soft electronic skin sensors for robotic hands, most notably the uSkin series — distributed, 3-axis force-sensitive systems that address longstanding challenges of cost, robustness, and integration in robotic tactile perception. These contributions, reflected in papers accumulating over 150 citations each, have significantly advanced the field of dexterous robotic manipulation. His highly cited survey on affordances in psychology, neuroscience, and robotics (164 citations) demonstrates a broader intellectual reach, bridging cognitive science and autonomous systems to inform how robots learn to interact meaningfully with their environments. Jamone has also explored cross-cultural dimensions of human-robot interaction and contributed foundational work on humanoid robot platforms. His more recent investigations into world models, predictive coding, and visuo-haptic object perception signal a forward-looking agenda centered on robots that continuously learn and adapt. With a body of work exceeding 1,000 cumulative citations, Jamone's research stands at the productive intersection of sensing, cognition, and embodied robotics.
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Top Papers
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- 2Affordances in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Robotics: A Survey164 citations · 2016
- 3Highly Sensitive Soft Tactile Sensors for an Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand146 citations · 2015
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- 5Design and Characterization of a Three-Axis Hall Effect-Based Soft Skin Sensor106 citations · 2016
- 6Low-cost 3-axis soft tactile sensors for the human-friendly robot Vizzy91 citations · 2017
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- 8James: A Humanoid Robot Acting over an Unstructured World68 citations · 2006
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- 10Visuo-haptic object perception for robots: an overview62 citations · 2023