Design and testing of two hands-free interfaces for powered wheelchairs: stereovision and proximity sensors with LSTM networks estimate head pose for omnidirectional control.

• Best Student Award in RAAD Conference. Article Title: OPTIMAL POSITIONING OF MOBILE MANIPULATORS USING CLOSED FORM INVERSE KINEMATICS (2022)
• Prize for have been approved as one of the finalist of the Young Investigator Fund Best Paper Award of the 7th Jc-IFToMM Internation Symposium in 2024. Title of article: Developement of a Mobility Platform Aiming to Achieve User-Friendly Functionality. (2024)
• Silver Student Award in IFIT 2024 conference for the article: Human-Machine Driving Interface for Omnidirectional Robots and Wheelchairs (2024)
• Editor's Choiche article for the MDPI Machines Journal. Article title: Kinematic Modeling and Motion Planning of the Mobile Manipulator Agri.Q for Precision Agriculture (2023)
• Best Student Contribution Award in RAAD Conference. Article Title: OPTIMAL POSITIONING OF MOBILE MANIPULATORS USING CLOSED FORM INVERSE KINEMATICS (2022)
• Gold Best Paper Award in IFToMM International Symposium on Emerging Fields in Mechanism and Machine Science. Article Title: About the Design and Development of the Omnidirectional Electric Powered Wheelchair MoviWE.Q (2026)
• Selected by ConceptionX, a UK-based non-profit organisation that runs one of Europe’s leading entrepreneurial training programmes, specifically aimed at PhD students and early-career researchers. The programme aims to transform cutting-edge scientific and engineering research (Deep Tech) into operational businesses. (2026)
• Selected among the 100 finalists of DigithON 2026, Italy's largest digital marathon, out of nearly 500 applications from across the country. Organised by Fondazione DigithON, the three-day event gathers the most promising Italian startups for non-stop pitching and networking, with each project assessed by investors, companies and industry stakeholders on its soundness, degree of innovation and market potential. (2026)

Bachelor of Science

• Design per l'industrializzazione (modulo di Meccanica per il design). A.A. 2022/23, DESIGN E COMUNICAZIONE. Collaboratore del corso

• Baglieri, Lorenzo (2026)
  Hands-Free Human Machine Interfaces: Design and test of two approaches for rider assistance of electric-powered wheelchairs. relatore: QUAGLIA, Giuseppe; VISCONTE, CARMEN; , 38. XXXVIII Ciclo, P.: 165
  Doctoral Thesis
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2026)
  About the Design and Development of the Omnidirectional Electric Powered Wheelchair MoviWE.Q. In: The Second Edition of the IFToMM International Symposium on Emerging Fields in Mechanism and Machine Science (EFIMMS 2026), Monastir (Tunisia), 15-17 April 2026, pp. 215-224. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783032222695
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Toccaceli, Lorenzo; Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Colucci, ... (2025)
  Preliminary design of a novel helical locomotion-based soft crawling robot for in-pipe inspection. In: The 8th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, Nagano (JPN), 21-22 June 2025, pp. 56-62
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Colucci, Giovanni; Duretto, Simone; ... (2025)
  About the importance of revolute joints realization in force-sensitive drive interfaces for mobile robots and wheelchairs. In: The 8th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium (in conjunction with The 31st Jc-IFToMM Symposium on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms), Nagano (JP), June 21, 2025 - June 22, 2025, pp. 90-96
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Baglieri, L.; Matsuura, D.; Kobayashi, T.; Quaglia, G. (2025)
  A HANDS-FREE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE FOR ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR CONTROL BASED ON FACE AND TORSO MOVEMENTS. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND CONTROL, vol. 26, pp. 49-55. ISSN 1590-8844
  Contributo su Rivista
• Baglieri, Lorenzo; Matsuura, Daisuke; Kobayashi, Tsune; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2025)
  Motion Tracking Hands-Free HMI of Electric Wheelchair. In: I4SDG Workshop 2025 - IFToMM for Sustainable Development Goals, Villa San Giovanni (ITA), June 9–11, 2025, pp. 181-189. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783031911507
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2025)
  Design and testing of SensHB.Q: a cost-effective force-sensitive interface to drive mobile motorized systems. In: ROBOTICA, vol. 43, pp. 1-18. ISSN 0263-5747
  Contributo su Rivista
• Duretto, Simone; Colucci, Giovanni; Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Jabari, Mohammad; ... (2025)
  Soft Pneumatic Sensing Chambers for Robotic Grasping. In: 34th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD 2025), Belgrade (SRB), 18 - 20 June 2025, pp. 164-173. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 978-3-032-02105-2
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Baglieri, Lorenzo; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2025)
  Hands-Free Wheelchair Control Using Vision-Based Intention Estimation. In: The 8th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, Nagano (JPN), June 21-22, 2025, pp. 97-104
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2025)
  Functional Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Novel 3RS End-Effector Robot for Wrist Rehabilitation and Assistance. In: 34th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD 2025), Belgrade (SRB), 18 - 20 June, 2025, pp. 268-277. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783032021052
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2024)
  Human-Machine Driving Interface for Omnidirectional Robots and Wheelchairs. In: 5th International Conference of IFToMM Italy, Torino ((IT), 11-13 Sept. 2024, pp. 257-264. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783031645525
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2024)
  Kinematic modelling of swerve-drive-based mobile robots. In: The 7th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium in conjunction with The 30th Jc-IFToMM Symposium on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Kitakyushu (JP), 22 – 23 June 2024, pp. 225-231
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Quaglia, Giuseppe; Samperi, Luca; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Colucci, Giovanni; Tagliavini, ... (2024)
  Design of an Under-Actuated Mechanism for Collecting and Cutting Crop Samples in Precision Agriculture. In: The 33rd International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2024, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), June 5-7, 2024, pp. 533-541. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783031592560
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Baglieri, Lorenzo; Matsuura, Daisuke; Kobayashi, Tsune; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2024)
  Development of a Mobility Platform Aiming to Achieve User-Friendly Functionality. In: The 7th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium, Kitakyushu (Japan), 22-23/06/2024, pp. 103-110
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Colucci, Giovanni; Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2024)
  AGRIMARO.Q, A Service Robot for Precision Agriculture in Greenhouses. In: The 5th IFToMM ITALY Conference, Torino (IT), 11-13 Settembre 2024, pp. 292-299. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783031645525
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Duretto, Simone; ... (2024)
  Compact series elastic actuator for a wrist exoskeleton for daily living assistance. In: 5th International Conference of IFToMM Italy, Turin (ITA), September 11-13, 2024, pp. 76-83. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783031645686
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Baglieri, Lorenzo; Matsuura, Daisuke; Kobayashi, Tsune; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2024)
  Vision Systems and IMU Signals to Design a Hand-Free Driving HMI. In: IFToMM Italy 2024, Turin (ITA), September 11–13, 2024, pp. 283-291. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783031645525
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Baglieri, Lorenzo; Quaglia, Giuseppe; Tagliavini, Luigi; Visconte, Carmen (2023)
  Robot per la Sanità del futuro: le soluzioni allo studio e il caso di “DOT Paquitop”. pp. 1-1
  Altro
• Botta, Andrea; Cavallone, Paride; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Colucci, Giovanni; Tagliavini, ... (2023)
  In Depth Analysis of Power Balance, Handling, and the Traction Subsystem of an Articulated Skid-Steering Robot for Sustainable Agricultural Monitoring. In: SN APPLIED SCIENCES, vol. 5, pp. 103-126. ISSN 2523-3963
  Contributo su Rivista
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Baglieri, Lorenzo; Colucci, Giovanni; Botta, Andrea; Visconte, ... (2023)
  D.O.T. PAQUITOP, an Autonomous Mobile Manipulator for Hospital Assistance. In: ELECTRONICS, vol. 12. ISSN 2079-9292
  Contributo su Rivista