Summary
Fernando Caponetto is a Senior Robotics Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-performance, real-time robotic systems across industry and research settings. He has delivered state estimation, path planning, and locomotion control for legged and manipulator robots, bridging simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and real-world deployment. At Dyson and All3 he optimized C++ algorithms and robust communications between real-time and asynchronous systems; earlier roles include teleoperation and haptic master development at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and agricultural manipulation at Saga Robotics. Comfortable across ROS, VIO, and embedded middleware, he combines rigorous research mindset with hands-on integration and validation. Based in the UK, he brings a proven track record of turning research prototypes into deployable, safety-conscious robotics products.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Università di Catania
Master of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Politecnico di Torino
Italian, English, French