Papers
53
Total Citations
1,791
H-Index
18
About
Paolo Bonato is a pioneering biomedical engineer and rehabilitation scientist whose work sits at the intersection of wearable technology, robotics, and neurological rehabilitation. Best known for his foundational contributions to wearable sensor systems, his 2010 paper "Wearable Sensors and Systems" (412 citations) helped define the modern landscape of remote clinical monitoring, demonstrating how these technologies could finally realize a decades-old vision of community-based health care. Bonato has made equally significant strides in robotic rehabilitation, particularly for stroke survivors, with influential studies showing that robot-virtual reality combinations produce superior gait recovery compared to robotics alone — work that has collectively shaped clinical practice and attracted hundreds of citations. His research extends to exoskeleton design for both adults and children with cerebral palsy, motor adaptation during perturbed walking, and most recently, multimodal EMG-vision fusion for prosthetic hand control. Through international initiatives like the ARTIC network, he has championed collaborative, evidence-based deployment of rehabilitation robots worldwide. Across more than a decade of highly cited output, Bonato has consistently advanced both the science and clinical translation of rehabilitative technologies.
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- 1Wearable Sensors and Systems412 citations · 2010
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- 4Robotic Gait Rehabilitation Trainer64 citations · 2013
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