Nicole Maugliani
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About
Nicole Maugliani is a pioneering researcher in the field of wearable robotics, with a focused expertise in the benchmarking and standardization of lower-limb exoskeletons. Her work directly addresses a critical bottleneck in the field: the absence of universally accepted testbeds and protocols that prevent systematic comparison of these assistive devices. Maugliani’s major contribution is her leadership in the STEPbySTEP project, which has developed a novel, stairs-based testbed designed to provide a repeatable and realistic environment for evaluating exoskeleton performance. Her foundational 2021 paper on this benchmark has garnered 8 citations, establishing a key reference point for researchers seeking to validate their own devices. By tackling the challenge of stair negotiation—a particularly demanding activity of daily living—Maugliani’s work is instrumental in moving exoskeleton technology from the lab toward real-world clinical and industrial applications, ensuring that future devices can be reliably compared and improved.
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