F. Castelli
Papers
2
Total Citations
115
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2
About
F. Castelli is a pioneering figure in the field of robotic tactile sensing, with a focused expertise in multimodal sensor integration. Their most significant contribution is the development of an innovative integrated tactile-thermal robot sensor, which combines a capacitive tactile array with a thermal sensor in a single, compact device. This design ingeniously repurposes the column traces of the tactile sensor matrix as thermoresistors, achieving dual functionality without compromising spatial resolution. The core of this work, detailed in a seminal 2002 paper, features an 8×8 array of capacitive cells that provides high-resolution touch sensing alongside temperature measurement. This breakthrough has garnered substantial recognition, with the primary publication accumulating over 60 citations and a closely related version receiving 55 citations, underscoring its influence on the design of dexterous robotic hands and advanced prosthetics. Castelli’s work stands as a foundational achievement in sensor miniaturization and multimodal perception, directly enabling robots to more effectively interact with and understand their physical environment.
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Top Papers
- 1An integrated tactile-thermal robot sensor with capacitive tactile array60 citations · 2002
- 2An integrated tactile-thermal robot sensor with capacitive tactile array55 citations · 2002