Papers
10
Total Citations
300
H-Index
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About
Simone Ciotti is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction, haptics, and wearable technologies, whose work bridges the gap between human dexterity and robotic manipulation. His major contributions center on understanding how humans exploit environmental constraints and tactile feedback to achieve stable grasps, and translating these principles into intuitive robotic and teleoperation systems. His highly cited paper on "Postural Hand Synergies during Environmental Constraint Exploitation" (79 citations) reveals how humans intuitively use object shapes for manipulation, while his work on "Simplifying Telerobotics" (51 citations) pioneers wearable interfaces that enhance teleoperation through teleimpedance control. Ciotti has also developed innovative sensing and haptic devices, including a multi-modal sensing glove (48 citations) and a fabric-based haptic display (48 citations) that deliver multi-cue feedback. His research extends to soft robotics, where he proposed touch-based grasp primitives for human-to-robot handovers (24 citations), and even explores haptic communication in sexual medicine (14 citations). With over 300 total citations, Ciotti’s work is foundational for designing more natural, wearable, and responsive robotic systems, making him a key figure in advancing human-centered robotics and haptic technology.
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Top Papers
- 1Postural Hand Synergies during Environmental Constraint Exploitation79 citations · 2017
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- 3A Wearable Fabric-based display for haptic multi-cue delivery48 citations · 2016
- 4A Multi-Modal Sensing Glove for Human Manual-Interaction Studies48 citations · 2016
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- 6Haptic and Somesthetic Communication in Sexual Medicine14 citations · 2020
- 7Multi-Cue Haptic Guidance Through Wearables for Enhancing Human Ergonomics11 citations · 2021
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