Simone Marcheschi
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piaggio Aerospace (Italy), Piaggio (Italy)
Papers
25
Total Citations
716
H-Index
13
About
Simone Marcheschi is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work spans neurorehabilitation engineering, haptic interfaces, and human-robot interaction, with particular expertise in exoskeleton design and control systems. Based at the PERCRO laboratory of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Marcheschi has made transformative contributions to the development of wearable robotic systems for both therapeutic and augmentation purposes. His most influential work includes the development of robotic exoskeletons for post-stroke arm rehabilitation integrated with virtual reality environments — a 2007 paper that has garnered 155 citations — and the ALEx (Arm Light Exoskeleton) system, which demonstrated measurable improvements in movement execution and muscle activity in neurorehabilitation contexts, accumulating 140 citations. His 2011 work on the Body Extender, a whole-body exoskeleton for human strength augmentation in unstructured environments, further extended his reach into industrial and rescue robotics, earning 91 citations. Marcheschi has also advanced haptic technology, including a precision grasp simulation hand exoskeleton and novel tendon transmission control methodologies. His more recent contributions explore bilateral teleoperation and underwater haptic navigation systems. With over 590 cumulative citations, his body of work represents a significant bridge between robotics engineering and practical human rehabilitation and augmentation applications.
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Top Papers
- 1Arm rehabilitation with a robotic exoskeleleton in Virtual Reality155 citations · 2007
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- 3Body Extender: Whole body exoskeleton for human power augmentation91 citations · 2011
- 4Haptic Hand Exoskeleton for Precision Grasp Simulation56 citations · 2013
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