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The University of Parma has established itself as a vibrant and multidisciplinary research hub at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and clinical medicine. Its research portfolio spans foundational robotics theory, human-robot interaction, surgical robotics, and rehabilitation technology, making it a compelling destination for researchers and students eager to work across disciplinary boundaries. At the core of Parma's robotics identity is rigorous work in motion planning and control. The group's globally cited contributions to minimum-jerk trajectory planning, η³-spline path generation for wheeled mobile robots, and leader-follower formation control of nonholonomic systems have become reference works in the field, collectively accumulating over a thousand citations. Complementing this is a sustained research thread in programming by demonstration and machine learning for robot skill acquisition, where the team has developed influential frameworks enabling robots to learn complex manipulation behaviors from human examples — work that anticipates modern imitation-learning paradigms. Parma's human-robot interaction research is equally distinguished. Pioneering studies on seamless object handovers and comfortable hand-over strategies have shaped how roboticists think about physical human-robot collaboration. The group has also explored the neuroscience of robot perception, demonstrating that humanoid emotional gestures engage brain regions associated with human social cognition. In clinical and rehabilitation robotics, Parma researchers have made tangible translational contributions, including systematic reviews of robotic gait rehabilitation in stroke patients, upper-limb robot therapy pilots, pediatric neurosurgical robotics, and NAO-based cognitive training for elderly populations with mild cognitive impairment. These efforts bridge laboratory innovation and real-world patient impact, making Parma an attractive partner for hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and medical device developers worldwide.