Donatella Dragone
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About
Donatella Dragone is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, mechatronics, and control theory, with a focus on developing next-generation robotic systems for biomedical applications. Her major contributions lie in the design and characterization of novel soft actuators and continuum robots that combine compliance with controllability. Notably, her 2022 work on bistable hybrid soft actuators for exoskeleton rehabilitation robots (17 citations) introduced a biorobotic joint with controllable compliance, enabling "assist-as-needed" therapy through wearable soft exoskeletons. She has also advanced minimally invasive neurosurgery with a 3D-printed continuum robot featuring embedded sensing and hyper-redundant kinematics (10 citations, 2023). More recently, Dragone has explored auxetic metamaterials to create pneumatic rotary actuators that merge the advantages of rigid and soft systems (4 citations, 2024). Beyond hardware, her theoretical work extends input-output finite-time stability to nonlinear quadratic systems, relevant for robotic and biological dynamics (2 citations, 2022). Her interdisciplinary approach—spanning computational modeling, 3D printing, and experimental validation—positions her as a key innovator in creating safer, more adaptive robots for rehabilitation and surgery.
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