M. Cianchetti

Most-cited papers

Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities
C. Laschi, B. Mazzolai, M. Cianchetti
2016Science Robotics1,500 citations
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Biomedical applications of soft robotics
M. Cianchetti, C. Laschi, A. Menciassi, P. Dario
2018Nature Reviews Materials1,287 citations
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Soft Robotics: Review of Fluid‐Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices; Manufacturing, Sensing, Control, and Applications in Human‐Robot Interaction
Panagiotis Polygerinos, N. Correll, Stephen A. Morin, B. Mosadegh +5 more
2017986 citations
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Stiffening in Soft Robotics: A Review of the State of the Art
Mariangela Manti, Vito Cacucciolo, M. Cianchetti
2016IEEE robotics & automation magazine507 citations
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A bioinspired soft manipulator for minimally invasive surgery
Tommaso Ranzani, G. Gerboni, M. Cianchetti, A. Menciassi
2015Bioinspiration & Biomimetics310 citations
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Bioinspired locomotion and grasping in water: the soft eight-arm OCTOPUS robot
M. Cianchetti, M. Calisti, Laura Margheri, M. Kuba +1 more
2015Bioinspiration & Biomimetics286 citations Open access
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A Soft Modular Manipulator for Minimally Invasive Surgery: Design and Characterization of a Single Module
Tommaso Ranzani, M. Cianchetti, G. Gerboni, I. D. Falco +1 more
2016IEEE Transactions on robotics226 citations
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Tendon-Based Stiffening for a Pneumatically Actuated Soft Manipulator
A. Shiva, A. Stilli, Y. Noh, Angela Faragasso +6 more
2016IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters194 citations Open access
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Actuation Technologies for Soft Robot Grippers and Manipulators: A Review
Shadab Zaidi, M. Maselli, C. Laschi, M. Cianchetti
2021Current Robotics Reports190 citations Open access
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Feedback Control of Soft Robot Actuators via Commercial Flex Bend Sensors
G. Gerboni, A. Diodato, G. Ciuti, M. Cianchetti +1 more
2017IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics178 citations
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Learning Closed Loop Kinematic Controllers for Continuum Manipulators in Unstructured Environments
Thomas George Thuruthel, E. Falotico, Mariangela Manti, A. Pratesi +2 more
2017Soft Robotics145 citations
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Data-Driven Methods Applied to Soft Robot Modeling and Control: A Review
Zi-Xiao Chen, F. Renda, A. Le Gall, L. Mocellin +5 more
2023IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering141 citations Open access
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A soft multi-module manipulator with variable stiffness for minimally invasive surgery
I. De Falco, M. Cianchetti, A. Menciassi
2017Bioinspiration & Biomimetics111 citations Open access
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Highly dexterous 2‐module soft robot for intra‐organ navigation in minimally invasive surgery
H. Abidi, G. Gerboni, M. Brancadoro, J. Fraś +5 more
2018The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS110 citations Open access
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Towards the development of a soft manipulator as an assistive robot for personal care of elderly people
Y. Ansari, Mariangela Manti, E. Falotico, Yoan Mollard +2 more
2017106 citations Open access
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New STIFF-FLOP module construction idea for improved actuation and sensing
J. Fraś, J. Czarnowski, M. Maciaś, Jakub Glówka +2 more
2015IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation104 citations
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Roadmap on soft robotics: multifunctionality, adaptability and growth without borders
B. Mazzolai, A. Mondini, E. Del Dottore, Laura Margheri +31 more
2022Multifunctional Materials96 citations Open access
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Multiobjective Optimization for Stiffness and Position Control in a Soft Robot Arm Module
Y. Ansari, Mariangela Manti, E. Falotico, M. Cianchetti +1 more
2018IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters93 citations
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Toward a Variable Stiffness Surgical Manipulator Based on Fiber Jamming Transition
M. Brancadoro, Mariangela Manti, F. Grani, S. Tognarelli +2 more
2019Frontiers in Robotics and AI91 citations Open access
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Design and development of a soft robotic gripper for manipulation in minimally invasive surgery: a proof of concept
Giovanni Rateni, M. Cianchetti, G. Ciuti, A. Menciassi +1 more
2015Meccanica (Milano. Print)91 citations Open access
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Soft assistive robot for personal care of elderly people
Mariangela Manti, A. Pratesi, E. Falotico, M. Cianchetti +1 more
2016International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics87 citations Open access
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Total mesorectal excision using a soft and flexible robotic arm: a feasibility study in cadaver models
A. Arezzo, Y. Mintz, M. Allaix, S. Arolfo +14 more
2016Surgical Endoscopy86 citations Open access
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Fiber Jamming Transition as a Stiffening Mechanism for Soft Robotics
M. Brancadoro, Mariangela Manti, S. Tognarelli, M. Cianchetti
2020Soft Robotics81 citations
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I-Support: A robotic platform of an assistive bathing robot for the elderly population
A. Zlatintsi, Athanasios C. Dometios, N. Kardaris, I. Rodomagoulakis +18 more
2020Robotics Auton. Syst.73 citations Open access
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Plant‐Inspired Soft Bistable Structures Based on Hygroscopic Electrospun Nanofibers
Dario Lunni, M. Cianchetti, C. Filippeschi, E. Sinibaldi +1 more
2020Advanced Materials Interfaces71 citations Open access
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On Intrinsic Safety of Soft Robots
H. Abidi, M. Cianchetti
2017Frontiers in Robotics and AI71 citations Open access
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Soft Robotic Manipulator for Improving Dexterity in Minimally Invasive Surgery
A. Diodato, M. Brancadoro, G. De Rossi, H. Abidi +6 more
2018Surgical Innovation53 citations Open access
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Learning Global Inverse Kinematics Solutions for a Continuum Robot
T. G. Thuruthel, E. Falotico, M. Cianchetti, C. Laschi
201651 citations
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One-shot additive manufacturing of robotic finger with embedded sensing and actuation
G. Stano, S. M. Al Islam Ovy, Jakob Ryan Edwards, M. Cianchetti +2 more
2022The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology50 citations Open access
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Learning Global Inverse Statics Solution for a Redundant Soft Robot
T. G. Thuruthel, E. Falotico, M. Cianchetti, F. Renda +1 more
2016International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics45 citations Open access
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Screw-Based Modeling of Soft Manipulators With Tendon and Fluidic Actuation
F. Renda, M. Cianchetti, H. Abidi, J. Dias +1 more
201744 citations
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Preliminary experimental study on variable stiffness structures based on fiber jamming for soft robots
M. Brancadoro, Mariangela Manti, S. Tognarelli, M. Cianchetti
2018International Conference on Soft Robotics43 citations
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A bistable soft gripper with mechanically embedded sensing and actuation for fast grasping
T. G. Thuruthel, Syed Haider Abidi, M. Cianchetti, C. Laschi +1 more
2020IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication38 citations Open access
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Model-Based Compensation of Rate-Dependent Hysteresis in a Piezoresistive Strain Sensor
A. Oliveri, M. Maselli, M. Lodi, M. Storace +1 more
2019IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982. Print)38 citations Open access
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Modelling the nonlinear response of fibre-reinforced bending fluidic actuators
Vito Cacucciolo, F. Renda, Ernesto Poccia, C. Laschi +1 more
2016arXiv.org35 citations Open access
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Finite-Element Modeling and Design of a Pneumatic Braided Muscle Actuator With Multifunctional Capabilities
Taimoor Hassan, M. Cianchetti, M. Moatamedi, B. Mazzolai +2 more
2019IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics34 citations
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Self-assembly of polydimethylsiloxane structures from 2D to 3D for bio-hybrid actuation
L. Vannozzi, L. Ricotti, M. Cianchetti, C. Bearzi +4 more
2015Bioinspiration & Biomimetics34 citations
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A Multiagent Reinforcement Learning approach for inverse kinematics of high dimensional manipulators with precision positioning
Y. Ansari, E. Falotico, Yoan Mollard, Baptiste Busch +2 more
2016International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics33 citations Open access
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Soft Robots in Surgery
M. Cianchetti, A. Menciassi
201731 citations Open access
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Conduction Electrohydrodynamics with Mobile Electrodes: A Novel Actuation System for Untethered Robots
Vito Cacucciolo, Hiroki Shigemune, M. Cianchetti, C. Laschi +1 more
2017Advancement of science30 citations Open access
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Shape estimation based on Kalman filtering: Towards fully soft proprioception
Dario Lunni, Goffredo Giordano, E. Sinibaldi, M. Cianchetti +1 more
2018International Conference on Soft Robotics28 citations
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Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pump with Asymmetrical Electrode Structures in the Microchannels
Tasuku Sato, Y. Yamanishi, Vito Cacucciolo, Yu Kuwajima +4 more
201726 citations
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Soft robotics for physical simulators, artificial organs and implantable assistive devices
Debora Zrinscak, Lucrezia Lorenzon, M. Maselli, M. Cianchetti
2023Progress in Biomedical Engineering23 citations Open access
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Warp-Knitted Textile as a Strain Sensor: Characterization Procedure and Application in a Comfortable Wearable Goniometer
Angela Grassi, F. Cecchi, M. Maselli, Marloes Röling +2 more
2017IEEE Sensors Journal23 citations
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Active-Braid, a Bioinspired Continuum Manipulator
Taimoor Hassan, M. Cianchetti, B. Mazzolai, C. Laschi +1 more
2017IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters23 citations
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Variable Stiffness Linear Actuator Based on Differential Drive Fiber Jamming
Luca Arleo, Lucrezia Lorenzon, M. Cianchetti
2023IEEE Transactions on robotics22 citations
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Variable Stiffness Technologies for Soft Robotics: A Comparative Approach for the STIFF-FLOP Manipulator
Niccolò Pagliarani, Luca Arleo, Stefano Albini, M. Cianchetti
2023Actuators21 citations Open access
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I-support soft arm for assistance tasks: a new manufacturing approach based on 3D printing and characterization
Luca Arleo, G. Stano, G. Percoco, M. Cianchetti
2020Progress in Additive Manufacturing21 citations Open access
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Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality
M. Cianchetti
2021Frontiers in Robotics and AI20 citations Open access
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Active suction cup actuated by ElectroHydroDynamics phenomenon
Yu Kuwajima, Hiroki Shigemune, Vito Cacucciolo, M. Cianchetti +2 more
2017IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems16 citations
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