Claudio Petrillo
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About
Claudio Petrillo is a rehabilitation robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and stroke recovery. His research focuses primarily on robot-assisted rehabilitation of upper limb and hand function following stroke, with a particular emphasis on developing intelligent, adaptive systems that can personalize therapy to individual patient needs. Petrillo's most influential contribution — a randomized controlled trial on neurocognitive robot-assisted hand rehabilitation in subacute stroke (2020, 107 citations) — demonstrated meaningful motor recovery outcomes, establishing a strong clinical evidence base for robotic interventions. Complementing this, his 2014 pilot study (100 citations) pioneered assessment-driven algorithms for dynamically adjusting exercise difficulty, addressing one of the field's most persistent challenges: keeping patients engaged while optimizing therapeutic progress. More recently, Petrillo has turned his attention to unsupervised robot-assisted therapy, exploring how robotic systems can autonomously deliver and adapt rehabilitation without constant clinician oversight. This line of work, spanning studies from 2022 to 2024, addresses the critical bottleneck of therapy dosage in overstretched healthcare systems. His research trajectory reflects a broader ambition: making high-quality, personalized stroke rehabilitation scalable, accessible, and effective for a wider patient population.
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