Emanuele Peperoni

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Papers

5

Total Citations

53

H-Index

3

About

Emanuele Peperoni is a rising force in wearable robotics and rehabilitation engineering, with a focus on restoring hand and limb function through intelligent, human-centered mechatronic systems. His research centers on the design and control of exoskeletons for post-traumatic and neurological rehabilitation, with key contributions in kinematic compatibility, compliant actuation, and human-robot interaction. Peperoni’s most cited work introduces the HandeXos-gamma, a torque-controlled hand exoskeleton that fuses surface electromyography (sEMG) with finger kinematics to decode user intent—a novel approach that has garnered 23 citations. His self-aligning finger exoskeleton for metacarpophalangeal joint mobilization (19 citations) addresses the critical challenge of kinematic compatibility, a prerequisite for clinical adoption. Beyond the hand, Peperoni has developed a model-based framework for selecting mechatronic components in wearable robots, applied to an active ankle-foot prosthesis. His recent pilot study on post-traumatic hand rehabilitation using a powered metacarpal-phalangeal exoskeleton demonstrates clinical translation, while his 2025 work on enhancing motor synchrony in dyadic tasks via portable elbow exoskeletons pushes into the emerging paradigm of Human-Robot-Human interaction. With a growing citation footprint and a trajectory toward real-world impact, Peperoni is shaping the next generation of assistive and rehabilitative robotics.

Research Focus

Key Achievements

3
H-Index
5
Papers
53
Total Citations
11
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
A Novel Torque-Controlled Hand Exoskeleton to Decode Hand Movements Combining Semg and Fingers Kinematics: A Feasibility Study
23 citations · 2021
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2021 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 26
🏛 Institutions: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

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