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Vittorio Belotti is a pioneering researcher in the field of humanitarian robotics, with a primary focus on developing low-cost, remote-controlled systems for landmine clearance and environmental remediation. His most influential work centers on the design and implementation of "lean robotics" architectures that transform dangerous manual labor into safe, automated operations. Belotti’s 2009 paper on humanitarian demining (13 citations) introduced a novel path planning and remote sweeping approach that prioritizes cost-effectiveness by repurposing cheap farming equipment, aiming to render anti-personnel mines obsolete through efficient land reclamation. His earlier 2006 work (13 citations) established a client-server architecture for remote sensing and control of drilling robots, applied to both underground drilling for landfill remediation and robotic mine sweeping. Belotti also contributed to advanced control theory, implementing fractional-order control for robotic applications (2017). With a career dedicated to engineering-driven solutions for urgent humanitarian challenges, his work demonstrates how accessible robotics can provide safe, scalable answers to global problems, making him a notable figure in the intersection of automation and social impact.