Andrea Botta

ERC sectors

SDG

Open badges

• Learning to Teach (L2T)
  Issued by Politecnico di Torino on 08-04-2026

• Collegio di Ingegneria Gestionale e della Produzione. Componente
• Collegio di Ingegneria Meccanica, Aerospaziale e dell'Autoveicolo. Componente invitato
• Collegio di Ingegneria per l'Ambiente e il Territorio. Componente invitato

PhD

• Introduction to service robotics. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Teaching assistant

Master of Science

• Meccanica delle macchine automatiche. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine automatiche. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - Spoke 5 - ALEA Sas. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine automatiche. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine automatiche. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine automatiche. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine automatiche. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Collaboratore del corso

Bachelor of Science

• Mechanics for Food Systems. A.A. 2026/27, FOOD TECH FOR ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccatronica. A.A. 2026/27, TECNOLOGIE PER L'INDUSTRIA MANIFATTURIERA. Titolare del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Meccanica delle macchine. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso

• Automation and robotics (DIMEAS)

Projects funded by competitive calls

• PAL-HAND - Pneumatic And Lightweight Handheld Device, (2025-2025) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  UE-funded research - EIT
• TWIN-IT-ROMANS - TWINNING IZTECH IN ROBOTICS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (TWIN-IT-ROMANS), (2024-2027) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  UE-funded research - HE - Widening Participation and spreading excellence

• Francesco Amodio. Programme in Ingegneria Meccanica (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
  Research subject: AgriMaRo.Q: a Terrain-Aware Autonomous Rover for Precision Agriculture, Integrating Soil Identification and Cable-Driven Manipulation
  
  Mechatronics and robotics / Meccatronica e robotica
  Vehicle design / Progetto del veicolo
  Tribology / Tribologia

• Galati, Rocco; Ugenti, Angelo; Amodio, Francesco; Tagliavini, Luigi; Colucci, Giovanni; ... (2027)
  Multisensor Terrain Awareness for Safe and Sustainable Agricultural Robotics in Challenging Environments. In: The Sixth International Conference of IFToMM ITALY, Foligno (ITA), 9-11 Settembre 2026, pp. 510-518. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783032359735
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Toccaceli, Lorenzo; Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Colucci, Giovanni; Baglieri, ... (2027)
  Compact High-Range Yaw Joint Design for Articulated Robots in Confined and Unstructured Environments. In: 6th International Conference of IFToMM Italy (IFIT 2026), Foligno (ITA), 9 - 11 September 2026, pp. 424-433. ISSN 2211-0992. ISBN: 978-3-032-35974-2
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Colucci, Giovanni; Duretto, Simone; Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Toccaceli, ... (2026)
  Pneumatics in Service Robotics: A Review Across Application Domains and the Impact of Soft Robotics. In: ACTUATORS, vol. 15, pp. 1-28. ISSN 2076-0825
  Contributo su Rivista
• 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)
• Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Visconte, Carmen; Quaglia, Giuseppe; Kurt, Berk; Dede, ... (2026)
  An Adaptive Granular Jamming-Based Fixture for Hybrid Additive–Subtractive Robotic Manufacturing of Composite Parts. In: 26th CISM-IFToMM SYMPOSIUM ROBOT DESIGN, DYNAMICS AND CONTROL RoManSy 2026, Izmir (TUR), September 14-17, 2026, pp. 379-388. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 9783032345103
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Amodio, Francesco; Colucci, Giovanni; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2026)
  On the design of AGRIMARO.Q, a reconfigurable omnidirectional rover for precision agriculture in greenhouses. In: ROBOTICA, vol. 44, pp. 1384-1398. ISSN 0263-5747
  Contributo su Rivista
• Amodio, Francesco; Botta, Andrea; Quaglia, Giuseppe; Trivella, Andrea (2026)
  Preliminary Design of a Test Bench for Terrain Classification and Soil Parameters Identification in Deformable Terrains. In: 10th Workshop AIT “Tribology e Industry”, Roma, 4 - 5 Giugno 2026
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Pacheco Quinones, Daniel; Quaglia, Giuseppe; Maffiodo, ... (2026)
  Design and testing of BACCOs, a gravity-compensated robotic manipulator for wine sampling. In: INDUSTRIAL ROBOT, pp. 1-13. ISSN 0143-991X
  Contributo su Rivista
• Amodio, Francesco; Danzi, Davide; Botta, Andrea; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2026)
  Development of a Longitudinal Slippage Detection Method for a Pseudo-omnidirectional UGV for Precision Agriculture. In: The 9th Jc-IFToMM International Symposium (in conjunction with The 32nd Jc-IFToMM Symposium on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms), Tokyo (JP), June 11, 2026 - June 12, 2026, pp. 30-37
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Amodio, Francesco; Pacheco Quinones, Daniel; Stimolo, ... (2026)
  Novel underactuated grippers with torque-driven bistable mechanism for alternating grasping and unlimited twisting modes. In: MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY, vol. 228, pp. 1-21. ISSN 0094-114X
  Contributo su Rivista
• Duretto, Simone; Colucci, Giovanni; Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2026)
  Variable stiffness soft pneumatic sensing chambers for tactile sensing and haptic devices. In: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. A, PHYSICAL, vol. 404, pp. 1-13. ISSN 0924-4247
  Contributo su Rivista
• Toccaceli, Lorenzo; Botta, Andrea; Colucci, Giovanni; Tagliavini, Luigi; Visconte, ... (2026)
  Preliminary Design and Testing of Brush.Q: An Articulated Ground Mobile Robot with Compliant Brush-like Wheels. In: ROBOTICS, vol. 15. ISSN 2218-6581
  Contributo su Rivista
• Jiang, Ming; Morita, Ryohei; Wang, Yang; Shinoda, Takashi; Meng, Qizhi; Botta, Andrea; ... (2025)
  Design and analysis of WELiBot for assisting upper limb motion. In: ROBOTICA, vol. 43, pp. 3921-3941. ISSN 0263-5747
  Contributo su Rivista
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Amodio, Francesco; Botta, Andrea; Trivella, Andrea (2025)
  Test Bench for Real-Time Estimation of Soil Parameters via the Locomotion Unit's Proprioceptive Sensors. In: ECOTRIB 2025, Zurich, 28-30 July, 2025
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Pantanetti, Simone; Botta, Andrea; Palmieri, Giacomo; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2025)
  Fuzzy logic control strategy for improved traction and maneuverability in modular articulated robots. In: ROBOTICA, vol. 43, pp. 2833-2854. ISSN 0263-5747
  Contributo su Rivista
• Duretto, Simone; Colucci, Giovanni; Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Toccaceli, ... (2025)
  A Sustainable, Bidirectional Soft Pneumatic Actuator for Robotic Systems. In: 3rd International Conference of IFToMM for SDG (I4SDG2025), Villa San Giovanni (ITA), 9-12 June 2025, pp. 549-558. ISSN 2211-0984. ISBN: 978-3-031-91150-7
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Colucci, Giovanni; Duretto, Simone; Tagliavini, Luigi; Botta, Andrea; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2025)
  A bi-directional pneumatic actuator for sustainable robotic systems. In: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. A, PHYSICAL, vol. 393, pp. 1-12. ISSN 0924-4247
  Contributo su Rivista
• 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
• Jabari, Mohammad; Botta, Andrea; Tagliavini, Luigi; Visconte, Carmen; Quaglia, Giuseppe (2025)
  A Safe, high-precision reinforcement learning-based optimal control of surgical continuum robots: A monotone tube boundary approach with prescribed-time control capability. In: ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, vol. 190. ISSN 0921-8890
  Contributo su Rivista
• Smith, Kyra; Botta, Andrea; Colucci, Giovanni; Piras, Marco; Quaglia, Giuseppe; Belcore, ... (2025)
  Orchard digital twin: A prototype for smart agricultural monitoring. In: Agricultural Engineering challenges in existing and new agroecosystem (AgEng 2024), Athens (Gre), 1-4 July 2024, pp. 274-281. ISBN: 978-618-82194-1-0
  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)

Patents and other intellectual properties

• RollaTOr: A Smart Rollator With Integrated Sit To Stand Assistive Technology. national Patent
  Inventors: Andrea Botta Giovanni Colucci Giuseppe Quaglia Luigi Tagliavini