Alessandro Altobelli

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Italian Institute of Technology, Culham Science Centre

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Alessandro Altobelli is a robotics researcher whose work bridges the gap between human dexterity and autonomous manipulation in extreme environments. His primary research areas include robotic grasping, teleoperation, and human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on applications in the nuclear industry. Altobelli's most impactful contribution is his work on robot-assisted glovebox teleoperation, which addresses the critical challenge of enabling precise manipulation in radioactive environments while minimizing human exposure. This research, published in 2021, has garnered 47 citations and presents a novel approach to handling hazardous materials through remote-controlled robotic systems. He has also made significant strides in prosthetic and robotic hand control, notably developing reflex control modes for the Pisa/IIT SoftHand to prevent object slippage during grasping tasks. His 2016 paper on this topic has received 35 citations and introduced innovative fingertip sensors called ThimbleSense. Additionally, Altobelli has explored electromyographic mapping of finger stiffness for prosthetic control, demonstrating a proof of concept for more intuitive and responsive artificial hands. His work on optimal grasping pose synthesis in constrained environments further showcases his expertise in autonomous manipulation within gloveboxes. Through these contributions, Altobelli is advancing the safety and efficiency of robotic systems in hazardous settings, with his research collectively cited over 96 times.