Gianluca Percoco
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12
Total Citations
427
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About
Gianluca Percoco is a leading figure in the intersection of additive manufacturing and soft robotics, with his work fundamentally reshaping how we design and fabricate flexible, bioinspired machines. His research focuses on developing novel 3D printing techniques to create monolithic soft robots with embedded actuation and sensing, directly addressing the critical challenge of integrating multiple functionalities into a single manufacturing step. His most cited work, an extensive review on additive manufacturing for soft robots (171 citations), established a foundational framework for the field. Percoco’s major contributions include pioneering methods for one-shot fabrication of robotic fingers with embedded sensing and actuation (53 citations) and developing airtight, monolithic bending actuators with integrated air connectors (59 citations). He has also advanced the creation of 3D-printed piezoresistive strain gauges with temperature compensation (31 citations) and explored multimaterial adhesion for bioinspired structures (22 citations). Notably, his work on the I-support soft arm (21 citations) demonstrates the practical application of his manufacturing approach in assistive biomedical devices. With a growing portfolio of highly cited papers, Percoco’s innovations are driving the next generation of fully 3D-printed, functional soft robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Additive manufacturing aimed to soft robots fabrication: A review171 citations · 2020
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- 7Multistack Close Range Photogrammetry for Low Cost Submillimeter Metrology15 citations · 2013
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