Stefano Saliceti is a research engineer focused on hardware with 15 years of hands-on experience designing and maintaining mobile and humanoid robotic systems across research institutions and industry. Currently at Google DeepMind after leading mechanical design and support teams for the iCub platform and contributing to PAL Robotics, he blends rigorous academic training with practical field engineering and project management. His background spans service engineering for medical devices to co-founding a FabLab, giving him uncommon depth in customer-facing support, remote diagnostics, and knowledge transfer. Passionate about anything that moves—wheels, wings, human-powered or electric—he excels at turning ambitious prototypes into reliable, maintainable systems. Known for juggling design, maintenance, and team leadership, he brings a maker’s curiosity together with institutional rigor in safety- and compliance-sensitive environments. Based in London, he leverages international experience to bridge research goals and real-world deployment.
15 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Mechanical Engineering, MSc, Mechanical Engineering at Università degli Studi di Genova
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Tampereen teknillinen korkeakoulu
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Stefano Saliceti - Research Engineer (Hardware) at Google DeepMind