Rocco Furferi
Papers
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Total Citations
275
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About
Rocco Furferi is an Italian researcher whose work spans 3D scanning technologies, robotics, biomedical engineering, and industrial applications of artificial intelligence. His most significant contributions lie at the intersection of low-cost sensing technologies and practical engineering solutions, with a particular focus on making advanced measurement and reconstruction systems accessible and affordable. Furferi's most impactful work includes a 2017 study on fast, cost-effective 3D acquisition and reconstruction systems for human hand-wrist-arm anatomy (108 citations), alongside a rigorous metrological characterization of the Intel RealSense D415 depth camera (107 citations), which has become a widely referenced benchmark for researchers deploying RGB-D sensors in robotics, biomedical, and reverse engineering contexts. These contributions have meaningfully shaped how the research community evaluates and adopts low-cost 3D sensing hardware. Beyond sensing technologies, Furferi has contributed to assistive and rehabilitation robotics, including the design of hand exoskeleton mechanisms and studies on user acceptability in assisted living systems. His more recent work explores AI-powered defect detection in textile manufacturing, reflecting a growing interest in Industry 4.0 applications. Across these diverse domains, Furferi demonstrates a consistent commitment to bridging theoretical engineering with real-world, human-centered applications.
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- 2Metrological and Critical Characterization of the Intel D415 Stereo Depth Camera107 citations · 2019
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