Papers
122
Total Citations
2,083
H-Index
27
About
Antonio Sgorbissa is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robotics, socially assistive robots, and human-robot interaction. Based at the University of Genoa, he has made foundational contributions to autonomous robot navigation, developing elegant solutions for path following and obstacle avoidance that have shaped the field. His 2011 feedback control model for unicycle robots—cited 85 times—introduced a novel approach to path following that eliminated computational overhead common in earlier methods, while his 2012 survey on planning and obstacle avoidance (106 citations) remains a key reference for mobile robotics researchers. Sgorbissa has increasingly directed his expertise toward socially meaningful applications. He co-led the groundbreaking CARESSES project, which produced one of the first randomized controlled trials demonstrating that culturally competent AI embedded in care robots can measurably improve older adults' wellbeing (101 citations). This work—spanning knowledge representation frameworks, cultural competence theory, and clinical evaluation—represents a rare bridge between computer science and healthcare research. His contributions extend further to UAV-based disaster response, multi-robot coordination, and activity recognition datasets for assistive robotics. With multiple papers exceeding 50 citations across diverse domains, Sgorbissa exemplifies a researcher whose technical rigor consistently serves urgent human needs.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Planning and obstacle avoidance in mobile robotics106 citations · 2012
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- 3Path Following for Unicycle Robots With an Arbitrary Path Curvature85 citations · 2011
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- 5Distributed Coordination in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems80 citations · 2003
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- 8Paving the way for culturally competent robots: A position paper62 citations · 2017
- 9A Minimalist Algorithm for Multirobot Continuous Coverage52 citations · 2011
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