Luca Fiorio
Chief Mechanical Engineer at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Top SchoolLuca Fiorio is a Chief Mechanical Engineer with 11 years of experience leading mechanical development for humanoid robots, currently heading the teams responsible for iCub and the R1 platform at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. He combines hands-on design and product ownership—overseeing mechatronic development, mentoring engineers, and coordinating with industry partners like the Camozzi Joint Lab—to turn research concepts into deployable robotic systems. His background spans academia and high-profile collaborations, including visiting work at IHMC improving push-recovery for Atlas and Valkyrie, and PhD training in mechatronics and robotics. He introduced top-down design practices and contributed to core components that produced patents, demonstrating an ability to marry rigorous research with practical engineering. Experienced in project management and scrum leadership, he excels at prioritizing backlogs and steering cross-disciplinary teams under tight deadlines. Based in Genoa, he brings a rare blend of control, compliance and structural design expertise—shaped by early work on compliant legs and sea-wave energy converters—that informs robust, resilient robot designs.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Technischen Universität DarmstadtDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at University of GenoaMaster Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino
Italian, English, German
Github Skills (60)
webots10
gazebosim10
converting10
robot10
urdf10
yarp10
gazebo-simulator10
sdf10
ocs9
robotics9
esxi9
ignition9
robot-simulator9
automation9
robotframework9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
fiorisi/test
Sep 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 1 year 5 months
fiorisi/humanoidsWS
Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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