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Luca Fiorio is a robotics researcher whose work spans humanoid robot design, aerial robotics, and advanced actuation systems. He has made substantial contributions to the development of accessible, functional service robots, most notably through his involvement in designing and validating the R1 personal humanoid — a cost-effective platform suited for manipulation tasks that has garnered 42 citations and demonstrated real-world engineering impact. His research extends into the challenging domain of flying humanoid robots, where he has developed control frameworks for stabilizing jet-powered platforms and pioneered momentum-based Extended Kalman Filter methods for thrust estimation in multibody flying systems, reflecting a sophisticated blend of control theory and state estimation. Fiorio has also advanced humanoid locomotion through predictive planning architectures for torque-controlled walking, and contributed innovative mechanical solutions including parallel kinematic wrist and torso designs for the R1 platform. His earlier work explored variable stiffness actuators and tactile sensing, while more recent efforts have tackled the practical challenge of closed-loop force control for pneumatic grippers. Collectively, Fiorio's portfolio — spanning over 160 cumulative citations — reflects a career dedicated to bridging theoretical robotics with deployable, human-centered mechanical systems.