Mirko Ferrati
Papers
12
Total Citations
462
H-Index
9
About
Mirko Ferrati is a leading roboticist whose research focuses on humanoid robotics, manipulation, and autonomous systems for challenging real-world environments. He made foundational contributions to the development of WALK‑MAN, a high‑performance humanoid platform designed for operation in unstructured, realistic settings. His work on this platform, published in a highly cited 2017 paper (266 citations), demonstrated new capabilities in robust balanced locomotion, powerful manipulation, and physical sturdiness. Ferrati also advanced compliant humanoid control, notably through a semi‑autonomous framework for the COMAN robot, experimentally validated in a valve‑turning task (41 citations), and through impedance control for door‑opening tasks (28 citations). Beyond humanoids, he has contributed to multi‑agent coordination, object manipulation planning, and remote operation for search and rescue. His YARP‑based plugins for the Gazebo simulator (42 citations) remain a key resource for the robotics community. Ferrati’s work bridges high‑level planning and low‑level control, enabling robots to perform complex loco‑manipulation tasks. His research has been instrumental in advancing the practical deployment of humanoid robots in industrial and emergency scenarios.
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Top Papers
- 1WALK‐MAN: A High‐Performance Humanoid Platform for Realistic Environments266 citations · 2017
- 2Yarp Based Plugins for Gazebo Simulator42 citations · 2014
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- 4Upper-body impedance control with variable stiffness for a door opening task28 citations · 2014
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- 7Motion primitive based random planning for loco-manipulation tasks14 citations · 2016
- 8The Walk-Man Robot Software Architecture13 citations · 2016
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- 10Multi-object handling for robotic manufacturing5 citations · 2016