Stefano Stramigioli

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Stefano Stramigioli is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans compliant mechanisms, aerial robotics, surgical systems, and the foundational mathematics of robot interaction. His most influential contributions lie in the development and analysis of variable stiffness actuators (VSAs), with two landmark 2015 papers—collectively approaching 650 citations—establishing him as a leading authority on passively compliant, dexterous robotic design. His 2001 monograph on coordinate-free modeling of interactive mechanical systems provided a rigorous theoretical foundation for robot control that continues to shape the field. Stramigioli has also made significant strides in aerial manipulation, pioneering the modeling, control, and compliant design of UAV-mounted robotic systems capable of physical interaction with environments—work cited over 400 times across multiple publications. His research extends into medical robotics, including robot-guided spinal surgery accuracy (182 citations) and soft robots for endoscopic applications (134 citations), demonstrating a rare breadth from theory to clinical application. With contributions to contact impedance estimation and fully actuated multirotor UAVs, his portfolio reflects a career dedicated to making robots safer, smarter, and more physically capable across diverse real-world domains.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components

   438 citations · 2015
2. 2
   Contact impedance estimation for robotic systems

   270 citations · 2005
3. 3
   Modeling and IPC control of interactive mechanical systems — A coordinate-free approach

   205 citations · 2001
4. 4
   Variable stiffness actuators: The user’s point of view

   198 citations · 2015
5. 5
   Clinical Pedicle Screw Accuracy and Deviation From Planning in Robot-Guided Spine Surgery

   182 citations · 2015
6. 6
   Developing an Aerial Manipulator Prototype: Physical Interaction with the Environment

   164 citations · 2014
7. 7
   Modeling and control of a flying robot for contact inspection

   140 citations · 2012
8. 8
   A review on recent advances in soft surgical robots for endoscopic applications

   134 citations · 2019
9. 9
   Compliant Aerial Manipulators: Toward a New Generation of Aerial Robotic Workers

   132 citations · 2016
10. 10
    Fully Actuated Multirotor UAVs: A Literature Review

    132 citations · 2020

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