Gabriele Capodaglio
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About
Gabriele Capodaglio is a pioneering roboticist and polar engineer whose work centers on the development of autonomous marine platforms for extreme environment research, with a particular focus on sea-air interaction studies and Antarctic oceanography. His most impactful contribution is the design and deployment of the SESAMO (Sea Surface Autonomous Modular Unit) robot, a purpose-built craft for sampling the critical sea-air interface. The seminal 2005 paper detailing SESAMO’s system design, sea trials, and Antarctic exploitation has garnered 128 citations, establishing it as a foundational reference in autonomous polar sampling. More recently, Capodaglio leads the RESTORE project, deploying the PROTEUS Unmanned Marine Vehicle (UMV) for robotic-based investigation and monitoring of the Ross Sea. This work emphasizes reduced size, weight, and light logistics for polar environments, while enabling real-time adaptive sampling and FAIR data availability in alignment with UN Ocean Decade principles. His research bridges the gap between marine robotics and climate science, providing the tools necessary to collect high-resolution data from one of Earth’s most challenging frontiers. Capodaglio’s career demonstrates how innovative robotic design can unlock new understanding of polar ecosystems and global climate processes.
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