Papers
5
Total Citations
52
H-Index
4
About
Carlo Bosio is a roboticist whose research pushes the boundaries of robot locomotion, manipulation, and resilient design for extreme and unstructured environments. His most prominent work introduces **ReachBot**, a novel robot concept that uses extendable booms to "walk" and manipulate within challenging terrains like lunar and Martian caves and lava tubes—sites of high geological and astrobiological interest that are inaccessible to traditional rovers. This work, published in 2024, has already garnered 19 citations, signaling its significant impact on the future of space exploration robotics. Bosio also makes key contributions to **soft robotics**, including the optimization of bio-inspired soft swimmers (17 citations) and the development of a "soft mini fuse valve" that enhances the resilience of fluidically-actuated robots against chamber ruptures. His work extends to **co-design of multi-UAV transportation systems** and the scalable fabrication of human-inspired robot hands using 3D-printed flexures. By integrating simulation, data-driven optimization, and novel hardware, Bosio is helping to create robots that are more adaptable, robust, and capable of operating where no machine has gone before.
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Top Papers
- 1Locomotion as manipulation with ReachBot19 citations · 2024
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- 4Soft Mini Fuse Valve for Resilient Fluidically-Actuated Robots7 citations · 2023
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