Egidio Falotico

Egidio Falotico is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor (RTD-B) at the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. He leads the BRAin Inspired Robotics (BRAIR) Lab and holds roles such as Principal Investigator (PI) for the PROBOSCIS project and co-leader of Sub-Project 10 (Neurorobotics) in the Human Brain Project (HBP). His research focuses on brain-inspired motor control, soft robotics, and neurorobotics, integrating computational neuroscience with robotic systems.

Education: Dual PhD in Biorobotics (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) and Cognitive Science (University Pierre et Marie Curie). Master’s in Computer Science (University of Pisa).

Research interests include control mechanisms for soft robots using AI, bio-inspired motor control, and neuroscientific principles applied to robotics. He has contributed to projects like HBP, where he developed the Neurorobotics Platform, and PROBOSCIS, aiming to create elephant-trunk-inspired robots.

Teaching includes leading PhD courses on Brain-Inspired Motor Control and Robotics at the University of Pisa. He has supervised EU-funded students and managed interdisciplinary teams in neurorobotics and soft robotics.

Key projects involve HBP’s Neurorobotics Platform, soft robot control (e.g., PROBOSCIS), and collaborations in sensorized systems and adaptive learning algorithms. His work bridges neuroscience, AI, and robotics to advance soft robotic systems and bio-inspired models.