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Total Citations
1,472
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20
About
Damiano Zanotto is a pioneering robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human movement science, exoskeleton design, and robot-mediated neurorehabilitation. His research has profoundly shaped how powered exoskeletons and cable-driven robotic systems are developed and deployed for stroke recovery and gait training, with his most-cited works accumulating nearly 1,000 citations collectively. Zanotto's landmark contributions include advancing "assist-as-needed" control paradigms—training philosophies that encourage active patient participation rather than passive movement—and rigorously investigating the biomechanical consequences of human-robot misalignment in lower-limb exoskeletons, a safety-critical concern the field had largely underexplored. His development of the ALEX III platform, a sophisticated 12-degree-of-freedom bilateral exoskeleton, and the Sophia-3 cable-driven arm rehabilitation device demonstrate his versatility across hardware innovation and control strategy. He has also ventured into neuroscience, exploring how fronto-centroparietal brain connectivity correlates with motor adaptation during robotic gait training—bridging engineering and cognitive neuroscience in compelling ways. Collectively, Zanotto's work has helped transform rehabilitation robotics from a conceptual frontier into a clinically meaningful discipline, offering students and fellow researchers a rigorous yet human-centered model for technology-driven therapeutic intervention.
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- 1The value of robotic systems in stroke rehabilitation179 citations · 2014
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- 9ALEX III: A novel robotic platform with 12 DOFs for human gait training50 citations · 2013
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