Giovanni Colucci
Papers
15
Total Citations
333
H-Index
6
About
Giovanni Colucci is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of mobile robotics, manipulation, and real-world applications in precision agriculture and healthcare. Based at Politecnico di Torino, he has established himself as a prominent voice in service robotics, with his highly cited 2022 review on robots in precision agriculture (170 citations) providing a comprehensive survey of perception technologies and autonomous systems deployed in agricultural settings. His contributions span both theoretical and applied domains: he has developed kinematic models and motion planning strategies for mobile manipulators such as the Agri.Q platform, designed specifically for autonomous agricultural tasks including grapevine harvesting. His 2022 overview of wheeled mobile robot locomotion strategies (74 citations) further demonstrates his breadth across omnidirectional systems and robot kinematics. Beyond agriculture, Colucci has tackled pressing societal challenges, developing the Paquitop robotic platform for hospital assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. His work on dynamic obstacle avoidance, underactuated harvesting tools, and soft fingertip design with variable stiffness reflects a drive toward versatile, human-centered robotic solutions. With over 320 cumulative citations, his research is shaping the next generation of autonomous robots in demanding, unstructured environments.
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Top Papers
- 1A Review of Robots, Perception, and Tasks in Precision Agriculture170 citations · 2022
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- 4Decoupled motion planning of a mobile manipulator for precision agriculture18 citations · 2023
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- 9Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Omnidirectional Mobile Manipulators4 citations · 2022
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