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Alessandro Albini

Post Doctoral Researcher

Alessandro Albini received his PhD in 2020 at the University of Genoa, Italy. His research interests are related to artificial robot skin technologies and their applications to human-robot interaction and robot control. During his PhD, he worked on methods to process and classify large area tactile data and on the development of tactile feedback based control laws for robots.

He joined the Soft Robotics Lab as a Post Doctoral Researcher in September 2020. He is currently working on robotic tactile perception under the supervision of Professor Perla Maiolino.

Recent Publications

Tactile-Based Human-Robot Collaboration: A Performance Analysis

Grella F, Canale R, Giovinazzo F, Albini A & Cannata G (2023), ADVANCES IN SYSTEM-INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE, SYSINT 2022, 546, 437-445

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@inproceedings{tactilebasedhum-2023/,
  title={Tactile-Based Human-Robot Collaboration: A Performance Analysis},
  author={Grella F, Canale R, Giovinazzo F, Albini A & Cannata G},
  pages={437-445},
  year = "2023"
}

A modular soft robotic arm with embedded tactile sensors for proprioception

Ouyang W, He L, Albini A & Maiolino P (2022), 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022), 919-924

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@inproceedings{amodularsoftrob-2022/4,
  title={A modular soft robotic arm with embedded tactile sensors for proprioception},
  author={Ouyang W, He L, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2022)},
  pages={919-924},
  year = "2022"
}

An atlas for the inkjet printing of large-area tactile sensors

Baldini G, Albini A, Maiolino P & Cannata G (2022), Sensors, 22(6)

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@article{anatlasforthein-2022/3,
  title={An atlas for the inkjet printing of large-area tactile sensors},
  author={Baldini G, Albini A, Maiolino P & Cannata G},
  journal={Sensors},
  volume={22},
  number={2332},
  publisher={MDPI},
  year = "2022"
}

Fabric classification using a finger-shaped tactile sensor via robotic sliding

Wang S-A, Albini A, Maiolino P, Mastrogiovanni F & Cannata G (2022), Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 16

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@article{fabricclassific-2022/2,
  title={Fabric classification using a finger-shaped tactile sensor via robotic sliding},
  author={Wang S-A, Albini A, Maiolino P, Mastrogiovanni F & Cannata G},
  journal={Frontiers in Neurorobotics},
  volume={16},
  number={808222},
  publisher={Frontiers Media},
  year = "2022"
}

Design of a 3D-printed soft robotic hand with integrated distributed tactile sensing

Shorthose O, Albini A, He L & Maiolino P (2022), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), 3945-3952

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@article{designofadprint-2022/2,
  title={Design of a 3D-printed soft robotic hand with integrated distributed tactile sensing},
  author={Shorthose O, Albini A, He L & Maiolino P},
  journal={IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
  volume={7},
  pages={3945-3952},
  publisher={IEEE},
  year = "2022"
}

Visuo-Tactile Recognition of Partial Point Clouds Using PointNet and Curriculum Learning: Enabling Tactile Perception from Visual Data

Parsons C, Albini A, Martini DD & Maiolino P (2022), IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

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@article{visuotactilerec-2022/1,
  title={Visuo-Tactile Recognition of Partial Point Clouds Using PointNet and Curriculum Learning: Enabling Tactile Perception from Visual Data},
  author={Parsons C, Albini A, Martini DD & Maiolino P},
  journal={IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine},
  year = "2022"
}

Voluntary Interaction Detection for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration

Grella F, Albini A & Cannata G (2022), Proceedings - 2022 6th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing, IRC 2022, 353-359

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@inproceedings{voluntaryintera-2022/1,
  title={Voluntary Interaction Detection for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration},
  author={Grella F, Albini A & Cannata G},
  pages={353-359},
  year = "2022"
}

Design of a multimaterial 3D-printed soft actuator with bi-directional variable stiffness

Shorthose O, He L, Albini A & Maiolino P (2021), Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: 22nd Annual Conference, TAROS 2021

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@inproceedings{designofamultim-2021/10,
  title={Design of a multimaterial 3D-printed soft actuator with bi-directional variable stiffness},
  author={Shorthose O, He L, Albini A & Maiolino P},
  booktitle={22nd Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS 2021)},
  year = "2021"
}

Exploiting distributed tactile sensors to drive a robot arm through obstacles

Albini A, Grella F, Maiolino P & Cannata G (2021), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6(3), 4361-4368

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@article{exploitingdistr-2021/3,
  title={Exploiting distributed tactile sensors to drive a robot arm through obstacles},
  author={Albini A, Grella F, Maiolino P & Cannata G},
  journal={IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
  volume={6},
  pages={4361-4368},
  publisher={Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers },
  year = "2021"
}

A local filtering technique for robot skin data

Albini A, Cannata G & Maiolino P (2021), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6(4), 7766-7772

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@article{alocalfiltering-2021/1,
  title={A local filtering technique for robot skin data},
  author={Albini A, Cannata G & Maiolino P},
  journal={IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
  volume={6},
  pages={7766-7772},
  publisher={IEEE},
  year = "2021"
}
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