Emanuele Gruppioni
Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
Papers
22
Total Citations
213
H-Index
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About
Emanuele Gruppioni is a prominent researcher at the intersection of rehabilitation engineering, prosthetics, and human-machine interaction, whose work is reshaping how robotic limb technologies are designed, controlled, and clinically implemented. His research spans transfemoral and upper-limb prosthetics, locomotion classification, sensory feedback systems, and the broader adoption of rehabilitation robotics in clinical settings. Gruppioni's contributions are notably user-centered: his highly cited 2021 survey (38 citations) rigorously mapped the lived experiences of transfemoral amputees to inform prosthesis design, while his systematic review of robotic lower-limb prostheses (20 citations) provides the field with a comprehensive roadmap of current advancements and persistent challenges. His technical innovations include a low-power ankle-foot prosthesis for push-off enhancement, a multimodal sensory apparatus for robotic feet, and a hand prosthesis integrating thermal feedback — all addressing the gap between laboratory prototypes and real-world usability. His work on high-density sEMG with incremental learning demonstrates forward-thinking approaches to long-term myocontrol. Beyond devices, Gruppioni actively bridges technology and practice, co-authoring position papers on clinical implementation barriers for rehabilitation robotics. With over 160 cumulative citations, his interdisciplinary impact continues to grow across engineering, clinical research, and human factors communities.
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- 3A low-power ankle-foot prosthesis for push-off enhancement17 citations · 2023
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- 9A sensory-motor hand prosthesis with integrated thermal feedback10 citations · 2024
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