Luigi Manfredi is currently a Senior Researcher Assistant at the Institute Of Medical Science and Technology (IMSaT). He took his master degree in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Pisa (Italy) and a PhD in Biorobotics Science and Engineering in 2001 and 2008 respectively. Since 2001 he has been working in the industrial field in particular the design and the manufacturing of electronic systems for digital control on robotic platforms. In 2004 he worked at the ARTS Lab (Advanced Robotics Technology and Systems Laboratory) of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy) and IMT (Institute for Advanced Studies) of Lucca, Italy. He was involved in the research on biorobotic systems, and the sensory motor control scheme based on predictive models and/or machine learning. Especially research on locomotion control (Central Patter Generator), ocular movement and preshaping/grasping of objects by neurophysiological model and neural network. In 2008 he joined in the CRIM Lab (Center of Research In Microengineering) at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa, Italy). He was involved in research on design and the implementation of mechatronic systems, digital hardware for control of multi-linked and flexible robots. He studied the design and implementation of a neurophysiological model for CPG (Central Pattern Generator). He was involved in many European Projects (LAMPETRA, ANGELS, REPLICATOR, COCORO). He is a member of the IEEE, of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, of the Robotics & Automation Society and the Control Systems Society. Robotic capsule for painless hydro-colonoscopy. He is the project coordinator of the CODIR project (www.codir.org), which proposes an interdisciplinary research to develop a robotic hydro colonoscopy;
Lesion localization and navigation for minimal access robotically-assisted laparoscopic surgery.

• Luigi Manfredi, Cecilia Tapia, Alfred Cuschieri "Relevance of sensory system selection and integration on actuators performance and mechatronic design", International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Driver System, Bremen, June 18-20, 2012, Germany
• Stefano Mintchev, Cesare Stefanini, Alex Girin, Stefano Marrazza, Stefano Orofino, Vincent Lebastard, Luigi Manfredi, Paolo Dario, Fredric Boyer "An Underwater Reconfigurable Robot with Bioinspired Electric Sense", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA, May 14-18, 2012, River Centre, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
• Cesare Stefanini, Stefano Orofino, Luigi Manfredi, Stefano Mintchev, Stefano Marrazza, Tareq Assaf, Lorenza Capantini, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Stephan Grillner, P. Dario, "A compliant bioinspired swimming robot with neuro-inspired control and autonomous behavior", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA, May 14-18, 2012, River Centre, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
• S. Kernbach, F. Schlachter, R. Humza, J. Liedke, S. Popesku, S. Russo, T. Ranzani, L. Manfredi, C. Stefanini, R. Matthias, Ch. Schwarzer, B. Girault, P. Alschbach, E. Meister, O. Scholz, "Heterogeneity for Increasing Performance and Reliability of Self-Reconfigurable Multi-Robot Organisms", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS, 2011
• Thomas Schmickl, Ronald Thenius, Jon Timmis, Andy Tyrrell, Jose Halloy, Cesare Stefanini, Luigi Manfredi, Alexandre Campo, Donny Sutantyo, Serge Kernbach, " CoCoRo: The self-aware swarm of underwater robots" IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS, 2011
• Thomas Schmickl, Ronald Thenius, Jon Timmis, Andy Tyrrell, Jose Halloy, Cesare Stefanini, Luigi Manfredi, Alexandre Campo, Donny Sutantyo, Serge Kernbach, "CoCoRo: A swarm of self-aware underwater robots", ICAR 2011 - 15th international Conference on Advanced Robotics?Tallinn, Estonia, June 2011
• Thomas Schmickl, Ronald Thenius, Christoph Moeslinger, Jon Timmis, Andy Tyrrell, Mark Read, James Hilder, Jose Halloy, Alexandre Campo, Cesare Stefanini, Luigi Manfredi, Stefano Orofino, Serge Kernbach, Tobias Dipper, Donny Sutantyo, "CoCoRo - The Self-aware Underwater Swarm", SASO, Fifth IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; 3-7 October 2011
• S.Mintchev, C.Stefanini, S.Marrazza, S.Orofino, L.Manfredi, and P.Dario, "The first connection system for modular underwater bio-inspired robots", International Conference on Intelligent Robot and Systems, IROS, San Francisco, California, 25-30 September, 2011
• S. Orofino, S. Marrazza, T. Assaf, L. Manfredi, L. Capantini, S. Mintchev, C. Stefanini, P. Dario and S.Grillner, "Validation of neural mechanisms through a bio-robotic artefact" , International Workshop on bio-inspired robots, Nantes, France, 6-8 April, 2011
• S.Mintchev, C.Stefanini, S.Marrazza, S.Orofino, L.Manfredi, and P.Dario, "The first connection system for modular underwater bio-inspired robots", International Conference on Intelligent Robot and Systems, IROS, San Francisco, California, 25-30 September, 2011
• S. Orofino, S. Marrazza, T. Assaf, L. Manfredi, L. Capantini, S. Mintchev, C. Stefanini, P. Dario and S.Grillner, "Validation of neural mechanisms through a bio-robotic artefact" , International Workshop on bio-inspired robots, Nantes, France, 6-8 April, 2011
• C. Stefanini, L. Manfredi, S. Orofino, S. Mintchev, S. Marrazza, T. Assaf, L. Capantini, U.Scarfogliero, E. Sinibaldi, P. Dario, "Development of a compliant snake-like robot", International Workshop on bio-inspired robots, Nantes, France, 6-8 April, 2011
• S.Mintchev, S.Orofino, S.Marrazza, L.Manfredi, C.Stefanini, P.Dario, "Development of a modular underwater bio-inspired robot", International Workshop on bio-inspired robots, Nantes (France), 6-8 April, 2011
• D. Zambrano, E. Falotico, L. Manfredi, C. Laschi, "A model of the smooth pursuit eye movement with prediction and learning", Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2010, pp. 109-118, DOI 10.1080/11762321003760944, Published by Taylor & Francis
• N. Greggio, L. Manfredi, C. Laschi, P. Dario, M.C. Carrozza, "RobotCub implementation of Real-Time Least-Square Fitting of Ellipses". Humanoids - IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots - Daejeon (Korea) December 1-3, 2008
• L. Manfredi, E. S. Maini, C. Laschi "Neurophysiological models Humanoid Robotics of gaze control in Humanoid Robotics", In: Humanoid Robots, 2008
• N. Greggio, L. Manfredi, C. Laschi, P. Dario & M. C. Carrozza, "Real-Time Least-Square Fitting of Ellipses Applied to the RobotCub Platform", In: Simulation, Modeling and Programming for Autonomous Robots, S. Carpin, I. Noda, E. Pagello, M. Reggiani, O. Von Stryk, pp. 270-282, Vol. 5325/2008, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• C. Laschi, F. Patanè, E.S. Maini, L. Manfredi, G. Teti, L. Zollo, E. Guglielmelli, P. Dario, "An Anthropomorphic Robotic Head for Investigating Gaze Control", Advanced Robotics, Vol.22, No.1, 2008, pp. 57-89 (33), DOI 10.1163/156855308X291845, Puglished by VSP, an imprint of Brill.
• E. S. Maini, L. Manfredi, C. Laschi, P. Dario, "Bioinspired velocity control of fast gaze shifts on a robotic anthropomorphic head", Autonomous Robots, Vol. 25,No.1-2 August 2008, pp. 37-58, ISSN 0929-5593 (Print) 1573-7527 (Online), Published by Springer Netherlands.
• C. Stefanini, L. Manfredi, G. La Spina, G. Orlandi, A. Menciassi, C. Laschi, S. Grillner, P. Dario, A Bio-Robotic Lamprey Platform for Experimental Investigation on Neuroscientific Models, 2008 Primo Congresso Nazionale di Bioingegneria, Pisa, Italy, 3-5 July 2008.
• Eskiismirliler; M.A. Maier.; L. Zollo; L. Manfredi; G. Teti; C. Laschi, "Reach and Grasp for an Anthropomorphic Robotic System based on Sensorimotor Learning, Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006, Pisa, Italy, 20-22 February 2006.
• L. Manfredi, E.S. Maini, P. Dario, C. Laschi, B. Girard, N. Tabareau, A.Berthoz, Implementation of a neurophysiological model of saccadic eye movements on an anthropomorphic robotic head, Proc. of the IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (HUMANOIDS06), Genova 4-6 Dec. 2006