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Marta Russo investigates the neural and computational principles underlying human dexterity, with a focus on how the brain controls complex, nonlinear movements. Her research spans motor neuroscience, human-robot collaboration, and control theory, bridging fundamental science with applied robotics. Russo’s major contribution is the application of dynamic primitives—modular building blocks of motor control—to explain how humans skillfully manipulate highly flexible objects like whips, despite a slow neuromuscular system. Her 2020 paper on this topic (28 citations) and its 3D extension (2021, 7 citations) demonstrate that prediction and bang-bang control models can replicate the triphasic muscle activity seen in reaching movements (22 citations). In 2022, she further showed how humans hit targets with whips, revealing strategies that defy reductionist approaches (25 citations). More recently, Russo has advanced quantitative methods for assessing human factors in collaborative robotics (2024, 14 citations), contributing to Industry 4.0. Her work is notable for integrating experimental motor control with computational models, offering insights that could transform robot manipulation and human-robot interaction. With a growing citation record, Russo is a rising voice in understanding the elegance of human movement and translating it into robotic systems.