Davide De Benedittis ⚡️
Hey there 👋
I'm Davide De Benedittis
Robotics Engineer and PhD Student
PhD student by day, robotics engineer by night...
My research focuses on:
  • Planning and control of multi-robot systems 🤖🤖🤖
  • Locomotion of legged robots 🦿
I aim to develop algorithms that can guarantee safety without sacrificing performance in real-world applications. I like...
My last projects
Control of Quadrupedal Robots on Soft Terrains

Control of Quadrupedal Robots on Soft Terrains Control of Quadrupedal Robots on Soft Terrains

Model-based control for quadrupedal robots moving on compliant terrains.
Hierarchical Constraint-Based Control of Multi-Robot Systems

Hierarchical Constraint-Based Control of Multi-Robot Systems Hierarchical Constraint-Based Control of Multi-Robot Systems

Control of heterogeneous multi-robot fleet using hierarchical optimization and quadratic programming.
Multi-Robot Systems Reinforcement Learning

Multi-Robot Systems Reinforcement Learning Multi-Robot Systems Reinforcement Learning
JAX

Control of multi-robot systems using reinforcement learning and JAX.
Docker Container for ROS (1 and 2), GUIs, and NVIDIA GPUs

Docker Container for ROS (1 and 2), GUIs, and NVIDIA GPUs Docker Container for ROS (1 and 2), GUIs, and NVIDIA GPUs
Docker

Docker container to be used with ROS 1 or ROS 2. Supports the usage of GUIs and NVIDIA GPUs.
Latest publications
Managing Conflicting Tasks in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems Through Hierarchical Optimization

Managing Conflicting Tasks in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems Through Hierarchical Optimization Managing Conflicting Tasks in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems Through Hierarchical Optimization

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters — Apr 2025

Leverage hierarchical optimization (or hierarchical quadratic programming) for multi-robot coordination and guaranteed prioritized task execution.

Citation

@article{debenedittis2025managing,
 author={De Benedittis, Davide and Garabini, Manolo and Pallottino, Lucia},
 journal={IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
 title={Managing Conflicting Tasks in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems Through Hierarchical Optimization}, 
 year={2025},
 volume={10},
 number={6},
 pages={5305-5312},
 doi={10.1109/LRA.2025.3559843}}
Botany Meets Robotics in Alpine Screes Monitoring

Botany Meets Robotics in Alpine Screes Monitoring Botany Meets Robotics in Alpine Screes Monitoring

IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics — Under review

Autonomous monitoring framework for alpine screes using a quadrupedal robot equipped with cameras.
Soft Bilinear Inverted Pendulum: a Model to Enable Locomotion with Soft Contacts

Soft Bilinear Inverted Pendulum: a Model to Enable Locomotion with Soft Contacts Soft Bilinear Inverted Pendulum: a Model to Enable Locomotion with Soft Contacts

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems — 4 Dec 2024

Model-based two-control-blocks architecture (motion planner and tracking controller) for quadrupedal locomotion in the presence of soft contacts.

Citation

@article{debenedittis2025soft,
 author={De Benedittis, Davide and Angelini, Franco and Garabini, Manolo},
 journal={IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems}, 
 title={Soft Bilinear Inverted Pendulum: A Model to Enable Locomotion With Soft Contacts}, 
 year={2025},
 volume={55},
 number={2},
 pages={1478-1491},
 doi={10.1109/TSMC.2024.3504342}}
Articulated Soft Robots: A Feasibility Driven Control Approach

Articulated Soft Robots: A Feasibility Driven Control Approach Articulated Soft Robots: A Feasibility Driven Control Approach

Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines — 24 Oct 2024

Efficient DDP-based trajectory optimization of articulated soft robots.

Citation

@article{de_benedittis2024articulated,
 author={De Benedittis, Davide and Chhatoi, Saroj Prasad and Pierallini, Michele and Angelini, Franco and Mastalli, Carlos and Garabini, Manolo},
 journal={Sixth Italian Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Machines}, 
 title={Articulated Soft Robots: A Feasibility Driven Control Approach},
 month=oct,
 year=2024,
 publisher={Zenodo},
 doi={10.5281/zenodo.14731033},
 url={https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14731033}}