Publications & Patents

Liu, Y., Speck, T., & Fiorello, I.* A bioinspired aquatic robot mimicking water caltrop. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07448-5_17

Fiorello, I.*, Liu, Y., Kamare, B., & Meder, F. (2025). Harnessing chemistry for plant-like machines: from soft robotics to energy harvesting in the phytosphere. Chemical Communications. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC06661H

Fiorello, I.*, Ronzan, M., Speck, T., Sinibaldi, E., & Mazzolai, B. (2024). A biohybrid self-dispersing miniature machine using wild oat fruit awns for reforestation and precision agriculture. Advanced Materials, 2313906. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202313906

Valdur, K. A., Tamm, T., Fiorello, I., Aabloo, A., Must, I., Sinibaldi, E., & Mazzolai, B. (2024). A spider leg-inspired mm-scale soft exoskeleton enabled by liquid via hydration and charge transport. Advanced Functional Materials, 2315161. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202315161

Fiorello, I.*, Mondini, A., & Mazzolai, B. (2023). Climbing mini-machines using plant-inspired micropatterned adhesive wheels fabricated via two-photon lithography. 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1109/RoboSoft55895.2023.10122001

Fiorello, I.* & Mazzolai, B. (2022). Bioinspired microhooked patches for targeted delivery of molecules in plant leaves. 3rd Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM Conference 2022), Rome, Italy.

Fiorello, I.*, Margheri, L., Filippeschi, C., & Mazzolai, B. (2022). 3D micromolding of seed-like probes for self-burying soft robots. 2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), pp. 255–260. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/RoboSoft54090.2022.9762092

Fiorello, I.*, Meder, F., Mondini, A., Sinibaldi, E., Filippeschi, C., Tricinci, O., & Mazzolai, B. (2021). Plant-like hooked miniature machines for on-leaf sensing and delivery. Communications Materials, 2(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00208-0

Mazzolai, B., Mariani, S., Ronzan, M., Cecchini, L., Fiorello, I., Cikalleshi, K., & Margheri, L. (2021). Morphological computation in plant seeds for a new generation of self-burial and flying soft robots. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.797556

Fiorello, I.*, Meder, F., & Mazzolai, B. (2021). Plant-inspired remote controllable snap-fastener for robotic micromanipulation. 3rd Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM Conference 2021), Rome, Italy. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5900537

Fiorello, I.*, Tricinci, O., Naselli, G. A., Mondini, A., Filippeschi, C., Tramacere, F., Mishra, A. K., & Mazzolai, B. (2020). Climbing plant-inspired micropatterned devices for reversible attachment. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(38), 2003380. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202003380

Fiorello, I.*, Del Dottore, E., Tramacere, F., & Mazzolai, B. (2020). Taking inspiration from climbing plants: methodologies and benchmarks—a review. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 15(3), 031001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ab7416

Mazzolai, B., Tramacere, F., Fiorello, I., & Margheri, L. (2020). The bio-engineering approach for plant investigations and growing robots: A mini-review. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.573

Fiorello, I.* & Mazzolai, B. (2020). Micropatterned adhesives inspired by climbing plants. 2nd Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM Conference 2020), Digital Edition. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4781417

Fiorello, I.*, Mondini, A., & Mazzolai, B. (2020). Biomechanical characterization of hook-climber stems for soft robotic applications. In Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, pp. 97–103. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64313-3_11

Massaglia, G., Fiorello, I., Sacco, A., Margaria, V., Pirri, C. F., & Quaglio, M. (2019). Biohybrid cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cell. Nanomaterials, 9(1), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9010036

Fiorello, I.*, Meder, F., Tricinci, O., Filippeschi, C., & Mazzolai, B. (2019). Rose-inspired micro-device with variable stiffness for remotely controlled release of objects in robotics. In Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, pp. 122–133. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_11

Fiorello, I.*, Tricinci, O., Mishra, A. K., Tramacere, F., Filippeschi, C., & Mazzolai, B. (2018). Artificial system inspired by climbing mechanism of Galium aparine fabricated via 3D laser lithography. In Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, pp. 168–178. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95972-6_18

Sacco, A., Massaglia, G., Fiorello, I., Margaria, V., & Quaglio, M. (2017). A comparison of methods for the formation of cathodic biofilm in single-chamber microbial fuel cells. Proceedings of European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference, Naples, Italy.