Maria Cristina Valigi
Papers
16
Total Citations
255
H-Index
10
About
Maria Cristina Valigi is a distinguished robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of wearable robotics, robotic grasping, and assistive technology. Her research has made significant contributions to the design and development of robotic extra fingers for human hand augmentation, exploring how supernumerary robotic limbs can serve both as compensatory tools and rehabilitation aids for patients with upper limb impairments — work that has garnered 36 citations and established her as a leading voice in this niche field. Valigi's broader portfolio spans soft, rigid, and hybrid robotic exoskeletons for hand rehabilitation, underactuated grippers, and simulation frameworks for robotic grasping — the latter earning 31 citations for advancing how engineers model and test manipulation strategies using Simulink and Simscape Multibody. Her innovative DressGripper, a collaborative gripper designed to assist people with dressing tasks, demonstrates her commitment to translating engineering research into real-world human assistance applications. She has also contributed to contact mechanics analysis of soft robotic fingerpads and 3D vision systems for medical prostheses inspection. Collectively, her body of work — accumulating over 220 citations — reflects a sustained focus on making robotics more adaptive, human-centered, and clinically meaningful.
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- 4Design of Soft Grippers with Modular Actuated Embedded Constraints30 citations · 2020
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- 7A Robotic 3D Vision System for Automatic Cranial Prostheses Inspection16 citations · 2017
- 8Contact mechanics analysis of a soft robotic fingerpad13 citations · 2022
- 9Underactuated Soft Gripper for Helping Humans in Harmful Works12 citations · 2021
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