Marco Pontin joined the ORI in 2023 as a postdoctoral researcher in the Soft Robotics Lab, under the supervision of Prof. Perla Maiolino.
Before joining the institute, he was a PhD student in the Biomedical Robotics Lab at the University of Sheffield, under the supervision of Prof. Dana Damian. During his PhD, Marco researched soft robotics resilience and developed a multimodal soft valve capable of autonomously detecting and isolating faults in soft pneumatic actuators.
His current research interests include soft robotics, robotic resilience and embodied intelligence.
Most Recent Publications
Soft and highly-integrated optical fiber bending sensors for proprioception in multi-material 3D printed fingers
Soft and highly-integrated optical fiber bending sensors for proprioception in multi-material 3D printed fingers
