Vincenzo Micelli

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Total Citations

397

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About

Vincenzo Micelli is a robotics researcher whose work centers on human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on the intricate challenge of object handovers between humans and robots. His research sits at the intersection of physical coordination, cognitive communication, and robot perception, addressing one of the most nuanced collaborative tasks in human-robot teaming. Micelli's most influential contribution, "Towards Seamless Human-Robot Handovers" (2013, 257 citations), established a foundational framework for understanding handovers as dual processes requiring both spatial-physical coordination and cognitive information exchange. This work has become a landmark reference in the field. Building on this, his 2012 paper on comfortable robot-to-human handovers introduced user comfort as a design priority, ensuring objects are delivered in orientations that genuinely suit the recipient — a deceptively simple yet impactful idea. His 2014 study further advanced the field by incorporating affordance sensitivity, enabling robots to recognize how objects should be grasped and transferred intelligently. Across his career, Micelli has consistently advocated for shifting the burden of handover complexity from the human to the robot, making interactions more natural and accessible. With over 390 combined citations, his body of work has meaningfully shaped modern expectations for collaborative, human-centered robotics.