Papers
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Total Citations
342
H-Index
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About
L. Gargiulo is a specialist in remote handling robotics and inspection systems for nuclear fusion environments, with a career centered on developing cutting-edge technologies for tokamak reactors. Working within the Interactive Robotics Laboratory of CEA LIST, Gargiulo has made foundational contributions to the design, qualification, and deployment of long-reach articulated robots capable of operating in hazardous, high-radiation environments — most notably inside fusion machines like Tore Supra and in support of ITER requirements. Gargiulo's most influential work focuses on the Articulated Inspection Arm (AIA), a sophisticated robotic system demonstrated inside the Tore Supra tokamak to perform in-vessel inspection tasks through limited-access ports. This body of research, accumulating over 260 citations across key publications, spans critical challenges including real-time command-control architectures, vacuum and temperature compatibility, remote leak localization, and miniaturized tool development. The 2009 paper documenting full operational deployment of an ITER-relevant inspection robot on Tore Supra stands as a landmark achievement, earning 64 citations and validating years of engineering development. Gargiulo's work bridges fundamental robotics research with practical energy industry application, making essential contributions toward the safe, remote maintainability of next-generation fusion reactors like ITER.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Operation of an ITER relevant inspection robot on Tore Supra tokamak64 citations · 2009
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- 4An Articulated Inspection Arm for fusion purposes26 citations · 2015
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- 6Development of an ITER relevant inspection robot24 citations · 2008
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- 9Remote leak localization approach for fusion machines14 citations · 2013
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