Pietro Balatti
Italian Institute of Technology, University of Pisa, HRI Associates
Papers
23
Total Citations
570
H-Index
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About
Pietro Balatti is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human-robot collaboration, mobile manipulation, and ergonomics-aware control systems. Based at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Balatti has been instrumental in developing MOCA (MObile Collaborative robotic Assistant), a versatile research platform combining lightweight manipulation with mobile robotics that has inspired multiple high-impact research directions. His most cited work — a 2019 teleoperation interface for MOCA garnering over 100 citations — exemplifies his talent for bridging advanced robotics engineering with practical human-centered design. Equally notable is his contribution to adaptable workstations for human-robot collaboration (94 citations), addressing the critical industrial challenge of musculoskeletal disorders through intelligent workspace reconfiguration. His research consistently prioritizes worker wellbeing, extending into cognitive ergonomics assessment during collaborative assembly tasks. Beyond ergonomics, Balatti has advanced autonomous robotic capabilities through self-tuning impedance control, deep learning-based garbage sorting with mobile manipulators, and augmented reality interfaces for intuitive robot interaction. His work on multi-human mobile-robot teams and autonomous pallet transportation further demonstrates his breadth across both theoretical control frameworks and real-world industrial applications. With over 460 cumulative citations across his top publications, Balatti represents a compelling voice in next-generation collaborative robotics research.
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- 9A Self-Tuning Impedance Controller for Autonomous Robotic Manipulation26 citations · 2018
- 10Towards Robot Interaction Autonomy: Explore, Identify, and Interact20 citations · 2019