Lorenzo Rapetti
Field Lead - Robot Deployment at Generative Bionics
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Top SchoolLorenzo Rapetti is a roboticist and field lead with 8+ years of experience translating advanced humanoid robot research into real-world deployments. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has driven collaborative control, wearable sensing, and whole-body torque control projects at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, coordinating teams and industry partners including Honda and the ANA Avatar XPrize. As Senior Robotics Engineer at Lab0 and now Field Lead at Generative Bionics, he blends hands-on systems engineering with leadership in robot deployment and operator interfaces. His work spans firmware and communication protocols for wearables, motion retargeting, and ergonomics-aware control—skills that bridge lab prototypes and operational robots. Based in Genoa, he combines academic rigor with startup experience (including R&D for a company that raised $20M) and a knack for integrating human models into practical robotic solutions. An uncommon strength is his track record of shepherding complex multi-partner projects from algorithm development to field-ready systems.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at The University of ManchesterMaster's degree Bioengineering, Master's degree Bioengineering at University of Illinois ChicagoMaster's degree Biomedical Engineering - Electronic Technologies, Master's degree Biomedical Engineering - Electronic Technologies at Politecnico di Milano
Italian, English, French
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Github Skills (104)
kinematics10
cmake10
floating10
build-process10
sdf10
simplify10
middleware10
robotics10
matlab10
ignition10
ipc10
autonomous-robots10
sensor10
dynamics10
interprocess-communication10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
lrapetti/idyntree
Apr 2019 - May 2023
Multibody Dynamics Library designed for Free Floating Robots
Contributions:49 pushes, 18 branches, 6 comments in 4 years 2 months
roboticspythonfloatingmultibodydynamics
robotology/human-dynamics-estimation
Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
Software repository for estimating human dynamics
Contributions:9 releases, 123 reviews, 401 commits in 4 years 2 months
estimatingestimation-algorithmsimulationhuman-robot-collaborationdynamics
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