Marco Controzzi received the M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2008, and the Ph.D. in Biorobotics from the Scuola Superiore SantAnna, Pisa, Italy, in 2013. He is currently Assistant Professor at The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore SantAnna, Pisa, Italy. He joined the ARTS-Lab of the Scuola Superiore SantAnna in 2006 as Research Assistant. Marco Controzzi is founder of a spin-off company of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna: Prensilia Srl (www.prensilia.com).
The current research of Marco Controzzi is mainly devoted to the design and development of advanced artificial devices aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities.