Pietro Bilancia
Papers
23
Total Citations
423
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About
Pietro Bilancia is a robotics and automation researcher whose work spans industrial robot control, mobile robotics, human-robot collaboration, and precision mechatronics. His research addresses some of the most pressing challenges in modern manufacturing: how to make robotic systems more flexible, accurate, and safe for human interaction. Among his most influential contributions is a comprehensive overview of industrial robot control and programming approaches (2023, 92 citations), which has become a key reference for engineers navigating flexible automation. Complementing this, his work on positioning error assessment and compensation (57 citations) tackles the precision limitations that have historically constrained robots in high-accuracy applications. Bilancia has also made notable strides in novel robotic platforms, designing a hybrid leg-wheel-track mobile robot for surveillance and inspection (61 citations) and a wearable upper limb exoskeleton to support industrial operators in repetitive tasks. His research extends into variable stiffness actuators for safe human-machine interaction, virtual commissioning of robotic cells, and machine learning-based motion compensation for servomechanisms. More recently, his framework for human-robot collaborative assembly workstations (2025) reflects a growing commitment to integrating ergonomics and efficiency in next-generation manufacturing environments. With over 370 cumulative citations, Bilancia's work continues to shape the future of intelligent industrial robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1An Overview of Industrial Robots Control and Programming Approaches92 citations · 2023
- 2Functional Design of a Hybrid Leg-Wheel-Track Ground Mobile Robot61 citations · 2021
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- 7Accurate transmission performance evaluation of servo-mechanisms for robots24 citations · 2022
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