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Lorenzo Scalera is an Italian robotics researcher whose work spans industrial robotics history, trajectory planning, human-robot collaboration, and agricultural automation. Based at the University of Udine, he has established himself as a versatile contributor to both the theoretical foundations and practical frontiers of modern robotics. Scalera's historical scholarship — particularly "A Brief History of Industrial Robotics in the 20th Century" (97 citations) and "From the Unimate to the Delta Robot" (69 citations) — has become essential reading for students and practitioners seeking to understand how industrial robotics evolved. His trajectory planning research addresses real-world engineering challenges, with notable work on energy-efficient motion strategies for robotic systems and spring-assisted 3D printing platforms, each accumulating nearly 50–60 citations. His 2022 paper on dynamic safety zones in collaborative robotics (49 citations) reflects a growing focus on safe, productive human-robot interaction, complemented by a creative exploration of eye-tracking interfaces for artistic robot control (46 citations). More recently, Scalera has turned toward agricultural robotics, contributing highly cited reviews on autonomous mapping technologies (91 citations) and comparative SLAM analyses. Across his portfolio, his research combines rigorous engineering with imaginative applications, making him a distinctive and impactful voice in contemporary robotics.