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About
Rinaldo Sacchetti is a leading researcher in neurorobotics and rehabilitation engineering, whose work focuses on restoring autonomy for individuals with limb loss or severe disability. His primary research areas include prosthetic embodiment, user-centered design of powered prostheses, and advanced control systems for robotic hands and assistive devices. Sacchetti’s most impactful contribution is his longitudinal study on sensory- and action-oriented embodiment of neurally-interfaced robotic hand prostheses (52 citations), which demonstrated how amputees can perceive a prosthetic hand as part of their own body—a breakthrough that could increase prosthesis acceptance and improve quality of life. He also conducted a pivotal survey of transfemoral amputee experiences (38 citations), establishing a user-centered framework for designing powered robotic legs that address physical, psychological, and social challenges. His work on multilevel control for anthropomorphic prosthetic hands (18 citations) introduced slip prevention algorithms that reduce object falls, while his classification approach using a single inertial sensor (17 citations) simplifies locomotion prediction for lower-limb prostheses. Sacchetti’s research has been published in top venues like *Frontiers in Neurorobotics* and *Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation*, and his contributions are shaping the next generation of intuitive, user-friendly prosthetic systems.
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- 8Multifunctional prosthetic-robotics systems. When?3 citations · 2002
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