Michele Lanzetta

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Michele Lanzetta is a researcher whose work spans robotics, advanced manufacturing, and industrial automation, with particular distinction in the field of climbing robotics and bio-inspired mechanical systems. His most influential contribution — "Scaling Hard Vertical Surfaces with Compliant Microspine Arrays" (2006, 322 citations) — introduced a groundbreaking approach to wall-climbing robotics, drawing inspiration from insects and spiders to enable robots to traverse concrete, brick, and masonry surfaces without suction or adhesives. This work established him as a leading voice in bio-inspired locomotion research. Lanzetta further advanced adhesive robotics through investigations into magnetorheological fluid, demonstrating novel controllable adhesion mechanisms that challenged existing theoretical models and opened new pathways for robotic gripping systems. His expertise in manufacturing is evident through research in shape deposition manufacturing of hierarchical microstructures and on-line control of robotic welding processes. More recently, Lanzetta has turned his attention to intelligent industrial automation, developing flexible, CAD-based autonomous Vision Inspection Systems that reduce setup complexity and broaden applicability in manufacturing environments. With cumulative citations exceeding 400, his interdisciplinary contributions continue to bridge biological principles, advanced materials, and smart manufacturing technologies.

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1. 1
   Scaling Hard Vertical Surfaces with Compliant Microspine Arrays

   322 citations · 2006
2. 2
   Shape deposition manufacturing of biologically inspired hierarchical microstructures

   28 citations · 2008
3. 3
   A controllably adhesive climbing robot using magnetorheological fluid

   24 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Gripping by controllable wet adhesion using a magnetorheological fluid

   21 citations · 2013
5. 5
   Scaling hard vertical surfaces with compliant microspine arrays

   15 citations · 2005
6. 6
   On-line control of robotized Gas Metal Arc Welding

   12 citations · 2001
7. 7
   Next-generation Vision Inspection Systems: a pipeline from 3D model to ReCo file

   8 citations · 2024
8. 8
   CAD-based Autonomous Vision Inspection Systems

   8 citations · 2024

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