Anna Mura

University of Sheffield, Pompeu Fabra University, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Radboud University Nijmegen

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Total Citations

104

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About

Dr. Anna Mura is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, education, and biomimetic systems. Her work focuses on developing intelligent, adaptive robotic platforms that can interact meaningfully with humans, particularly children. Dr. Mura’s most cited work, *Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems* (74 citations), establishes her foundational contributions to creating robots inspired by biological principles. She has made significant strides in educational robotics, notably through her study analyzing children’s expectations from robotic companions (14 citations), which revealed critical insights into the morphology and functionality children desire in learning partners. Her development of the “CREA” inquiry-based methodology (14 citations) provides a practical framework for teaching robotics to children, fostering creativity and problem-solving. More recently, Dr. Mura has advanced personalized rehabilitation through distributed adaptive control for virtual cyborgs (2023). Her cumulative impact—spanning over 100 citations—demonstrates her pivotal role in shaping how robots can serve as empathetic, effective tools in education and therapy, making her work essential for researchers in human-robot interaction and developmental robotics.