This article reviews the technology behind creating artificial touch sensations and the
relevant aspects of human touch. We focus on the design and control of haptic devices and …

In the last decade, several new haptic devices have been developed, contributing to the
definition of more realistic virtual environments. An overview of this topic requires a …

Cutaneous haptic feedback has recently received great attention from researchers in the
robotic teleoperation field, as it has been proven to convey rich information to the human …

Virtual reality systems would benefit from a compelling force sensory substitute when
workspace or stability limitations prevent the use of kinesthetic force feedback systems. We …

Objectives: Haptics in teleoperated medical interventions enables measurement and
transfer of force information to the operator during robot-environment interaction. This paper …

Background It was suggested that the lack of haptic feedback, formerly considered a
limitation for the da Vinci robotic system, does not affect robotic surgeons because of training …

Despite the importance of softness, there is no evidence of wearable haptic systems able to
deliver controllable softness cues. Here, we present the Wearable Fabric Yielding Display …

For teleoperation tasks requiring high control accuracy, it is essential to provide
teleoperators with information on the interaction between the end effector and the remote …

Small size and low weight are critical requirements for wearable and portable haptic
interfaces, making it essential to work toward the optimization of their sensing and actuation …

I defended my PhD in December 2014 at the University of Siena (UNISI, Siena–Italy), Italy.
After that, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Advanced Robotics at the …