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Sandro Torelli is a leading researcher in underwater intervention robotics, with a primary focus on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and floating manipulation systems. His work centers on developing control strategies that enable robotic arms to perform complex intervention tasks while operating from a floating, untethered platform—a critical capability for deep-sea maintenance, exploration, and rescue operations. Torelli’s most cited paper, “Underwater Intervention Robotics: An Outline of the Italian National Project MARIS” (45 citations), outlines the strategic integration of technologies for autonomous underwater intervention, serving as a foundational reference for the field. His second major contribution, “Agility for underwater floating manipulation: Task & subsystem priority based control strategy” (22 citations), introduces a novel control framework that coordinates the motion of the vehicle and its manipulator arm, prioritizing tasks to achieve stable and precise operations. This work addresses the core challenge of maintaining dexterity and stability in dynamic underwater environments. Torelli’s research is instrumental in advancing the autonomy and reliability of robotic systems for underwater interventions, with his papers collectively shaping modern approaches to floating manipulation and marine robotics.