Niccolo Pagliarani

CTO of an emerging startup leading a team of five people in the development of robotic platforms for delicate manipulation, within a seed-phase venture framework. Leading the development of soft robotic grippers and manipulation systems for delicate agri-food products. Translating soft robotics research into deployable technologies combining compliant actuation, sensing, 3D perception, and adaptive control. Supporting technology transfer, prototyping, pilot validation, fundraising, and industrial partnerships. Focus areas: soft grippers, variable stiffness, food handling, sensor fusion, robotic harvesting, human-centered automation.

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Soft Robotic Technologies led by Prof. Matteo Cianchetti, MSc in Bionics Engineering

Magna cum laude Soft Mechatronics for Biorobotics Lab, The Biorobotics Institute. PI: Prof. Matteo Cianchetti Empowering Soft Robotics for Real-World Applications in Manipulation and Grasping

Soft Mechatronics for Biorobotics Lab, The Biorobotics Institute. PI: Prof. Matteo Cianchetti Research Internship aimed at the preparation of the Master Thesis.

IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Soft Robotics (>1000 users)

Robotic grasping and manipulation. Working in project funded by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

CREATE lab led by Dr. Josie Hughes. Soft grippers testing with robotic arms.

PI: Prof. Cecilia Laschi Soft robotics laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department.

Surgical robotics and Allied technology Lab, The Biorobotics Institute. Fabrication and characterization of silicon-based thermochromic tissue mimicking phantoms for Focused Ultrasound Surgery. •Silicone Lab •CAD (SolidWorks) •LabView •MATLAB •Testing with non invasive robotic platform HIFUSK, based on the LBR Med KUKA robot and winner of the KUKA Innovation Awards 2020. Supervisor: prof. Arianna Menciassi

Study of the state of the art both from the technological point of view and the clinical applications of implantable devices (pacemakers and defibrillators) and cardiac mapping systems; understanding the role of the bioengineer and the dynamics in the hospital environment; assistance in electrophysiology rooms during implantation and ablation procedures; data export from Navx Ensite Precision (Abbott) mapping system for subsequent processing in MATLAB.

GPA:4.0/4.0 One of the primary goals of the M.Sc. in Bionics Engineering is to challenge a selected core of very highly qualified students that, besides acquiring high-level professional skills, will also foster the progress of the research activities in the bionics field. Graduates in Bionics Engineering will be able to close the innovation loop by both translating the knowledge across application scenarios and transferring scientific insights into market opportunities.

GPA:4.0/4 Experimental thesis in clinical engineering "New high resolution mapping catheters for the study of atrial fibrillation" The work presents the rotor theory which holds that atrial fibrillation (AF) has a maintenance mechanism based on spiral-shaped activation patterns. The electrical activity of a patient suffering from persistent AF and subjected to catheter ablation was studied in two acquisition segments to identify rotors.