Federico Zaccaria

University of Bologna, École Centrale de Nantes

Papers

9

Total Citations

99

H-Index

6

About

Federico Zaccaria is a robotics researcher whose work bridges the gap between industrial automation and soft robotics, with a focus on continuum parallel robots (CPRs) and autonomous warehouse systems. His major contributions include developing mobile manipulation platforms for depalletizing tasks, integrating 3D perception and collaborative robotics to enhance flexibility in logistics—a system that has garnered 28 citations since 2021. In parallel, Zaccaria has advanced the theoretical foundations of CPRs, proposing novel analytical formulations for their geometrico-static behavior and workspace computation, with his 2022 paper on workspace computation earning 22 citations. His work on equilibrium stability assessment, including the directional critical load index (2024), addresses critical safety metrics for human-robot collaboration. With over 80 total citations across nine publications, Zaccaria’s research is notable for its dual impact: enabling practical automation solutions for warehouses while pushing the boundaries of continuum robot modeling. His achievements include developing a Gazebo simulator for CPRs and designing a RFRFR continuum parallel robot, demonstrating his commitment to both theoretical rigor and experimental validation in robotics.

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H-Index
9
Papers
99
Total Citations
11
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Toward Future Automatic Warehouses: An Autonomous Depalletizing System Based on Mobile Manipulation and 3D Perception
28 citations · 2021
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2023 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 21
🏛 Institutions: University of Bologna, École Centrale de Nantes

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