Andrea Rusconi

Andrea Rusconi is working in space robotics since 1990. He has been involved in several European and national projects. Among them, the European Robotic Arm (ERA), the Dextrous Robot Arm (DEXARM), the DExtrous LIghtweight Arm for exploratioN (DELIAN) and the Sample Transfer Arm (STA) for the Mars Sample Return Mission can be mentioned.

He is currently the head of the space robotics systems engineering group within the Space Business Unit of Leonardo S.p.A., covering activities in the frame of space robotic arms, drilling and sampling systems and control systems.

His research interests encompass robotic arm design, joint modeling and control, arm-level motion control, as well as impedance and force control.