Rocco Mozzillo

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Rocco Mozzillo is a researcher at the forefront of human-robot interaction and advanced robotic systems for extreme environments. His work bridges two critical domains: intuitive human-robot collaboration using mixed reality, and the remote maintenance of next-generation fusion reactors. Mozzillo’s most cited work, "Human-Robot Collaboration: An Augmented Reality Toolkit for Bi-Directional Interaction" (2023, 15 citations), introduces an AR application for HoloLens 2 that enables operators without robotics expertise to easily control collaborative robots, democratizing access to advanced manufacturing. This builds on his earlier mixed reality platform (2022, 6 citations), which established foundational methods for seamless human-robot communication. In a striking shift to large-scale engineering, Mozzillo also contributes to the EU DEMO fusion project, designing a spatial five-bar linkage as a tilting joint for the breeding blanket transporter (2025, 3 citations). This mechanism is vital for remote maintenance of the reactor’s tritium-breeding blankets, which must be replaced due to neutron damage. By combining accessible AR tools with robust hardware for hazardous environments, Mozzillo’s work demonstrates a rare versatility—from empowering novice users to solving the monumental challenges of fusion energy maintenance.