В 2000 и 2004 годах Микеле Фолгерайтер получил степень магистра в области информационной инженерии по специальности «Системы промышленной автоматизации» и степень доктора в области информационных технологий Миланского политехнического университета (Италия).
Его исследовательские интересы сосредоточены в областях гуманоидной робототехники, тактильных интерфейсов, систем биоиндустрии управления и протезов. Он является автором более 50 научных публикаций в международных рецензируемых журналах и конференциях. Онрегулярно рецензирует статьи таких международных журналов как: Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Mechatronics (Elsevier), «Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering Journal», «Биомедицинский журнал IEEE», Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering Journal, IEEE Biomedical Engineering Journal, IEEE Transaction on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. Также регулярно рецензирует статьи международных конференций как ICRA, IROS, ICINCO, ROMAN, ROBOCUP. В 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014 и 2017 годах он был приглашен в качестве сессионного председателя для конференций ROBIO, ICICNO, BIODEVICES и AIM.
В 2002 году Микеле Фолгерайтер был награжден стипендией за международную исследовательскую программу и провел три месяца в лаборатории Intelligent Robotics в Портлендском государственном университете, штат Орегон, США. В 2003 году стал членом итальянской инженерной ассоциации. С 2002 по 2007 год занимал должности научного сотрудника и преподавателя в классах робототехники в Миланском политехническом университете. С 2004 по 2006 год он занимал должность адъюнкт-профессора класса «Informatica B» и участвовал в финансируемом ЕС проекте в рамках FP6 (ION-Project).
В период с 2000 по 2007 год курировал более 30 диссертациями магистров и бакалавров, также руководил различными проектами робототехники в Лаборатории искусственного интеллекта и робототехники (AIRLAB) Миланского политехнического университета.
С 2007 по 2013 год он занимал должность старшего научного сотрудника в Инновационном центре DFKI Bremen Robotics. С конца 2013 года работает ассоциированным профессором кафедры робототехники и мехатроники в Назарбаев университете.
Feature extraction and real-time recognition of hand motion intentions from EMGs via artificial neural networksOleinikov, A., Abibullaev, B., Shintemirov, A., Folgheraiter, M.,
2018 2018 6th International Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, BCI 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018-January, p. 1-5
Thermally-Controlled Coiled Polymeric Wire as a Novel Variable Elastic ElementFolgheraiter, M., Aubakir, B., Varol, H.,
2017 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 466-471
Development of a Desktop Haptic Interface for Teleoperation and Virtual Environments InteractionFolgheraiter, M., Oleinikov, A., Galiyev, A., Kassenov, Y., Abdygali, D.,
2017 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 478-483
Development of a neuromorphic control system for a lightweight humanoid robotFolgheraiter, M., Keldibek, A., Aubakir, B., Salakchinov, S., Gini, G., Franchi, A., Bana, M.,
2017 In : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 185, 1,
Adaptive joint trajectory generator based on a chaotic recurrent neural networkFolgheraiter, M., Tazhigaliyeva, N., Niyetkaliyev, A.,
2015 5th Joint International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics, ICDL-EpiRob 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 285-290
A combined B-spline-neural-network and ARX model for online identification of nonlinear dynamic actuation systemsFolgheraiter, M.,
2015 In : Neurocomputing.
A chaotic neural network as motor path generator for mobile roboticsFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G.,
2014 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 64-69
Actuation design methodology for haptic interfaces and rehabilitation systemsFolgheraiter, M.,
2014 8th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies, AICT 2014 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.,
Human force discrimination during active arm motion for force feedback designFeyzabadi, S., Straube, S., Folgheraiter, M., Kirchner, E., Kim, S., Albiez, J.,
2013 In : IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 6, 3, p. 309-319
Measuring the Improvement of the Interaction Comfort of a Wearable Exoskeleton: A Multi-Modal Control Mechanism Based on Force Measurement and Movement PredictionFolgheraiter, M., Jordan, M., Straube, S., Seeland, A., Kim, S., Kirchner, E.,
2012 In : International Journal of Social Robotics. 4, 3, p. 285-302
Acquisition and analysis of EMG signals to recognize multiple hand movements for prosthetic applicationsGini, G., Arvetti, M., Somlai, I., Folgheraiter, M.,
2012 In : Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 9, 2, p. 145-155
A bio-inspired control system for a wearable human-machine interfaceFolgheraiter, M., Jordan, M., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2012 Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 7426 LNAI, p. 117-126
Development of a low-pressure fluidic servo-valve for wearable haptic interfaces and lightweight robotic systemsFolgheraiter, M., Jordan, M., Benitez, L., Grimminger, F., Schmidt, S., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2011 Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. 89 LNEE, p. 239-252
A multimodal brain-arm interface for operation of complex robotic systems and upper limb motor recoveryFolgheraiter, M., Kirchner, E., Seeland, A., Kim, S., Jordan, M., Woehrle, H., Bongardt, B., Schmidt, S., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2011 BIODEVICES 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. p. 150-162
A highly integrated low pressure fluid servo-valve for applications in wearable robotic systemsFolgheraiter, M., Jordan, M., Vaca Benitez, L., Grimminger, F., Schmidt, S., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2010 ICINCO 2010 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. 2, p. 72-78
A biomimetic upper body for humanoidsGini, G., Folgheraiter, M., Baroni, I., Boschetti, F., Petja, G., Traversoni, M.,
2010 Joint 41st International Symposium on Robotics and 6th German Conference on Robotics 2010, ISR/ROBOTIK 2010. 2, p. 911-918
Bio-inspired control of an arm exoskeleton joint with active-compliant actuation systemFolgheraiter, M., de Gea, J., Bongardt, B., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2009 In : Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 6, 2, p. 193-204
New joint design to create a more natural and efficient bipedGini, G., Scarfogliero, U., Folgheraiter, M.,
2009 In : Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 6, 1, p. 27-42
Design of a bio- Inspired wearable exoskeleton for applications in roboticsFolgheraiter, M., Bongardt, B., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2009 BIODEVICES 2009 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. p. 414-421
A multi-modal haptic interface for virtual reality and roboticsFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G., Vercesi, D.,
2008 In : Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications. 52, 3-4, p. 465-488
A bio-inspired haptic interface for tele-robotics applicationsFolgheraiter, M., Bongardt, B., Albiez, J., Kirchner, F.,
2008 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2008. p. 560-565
Human-oriented biped robot design: Insights into the development of a truly anthropomorphic legGini, G., Scarfogliero, U., Folgheraiter, M.,
2007 Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. p. 2910-2915
Classification of EMG signals through wavelet analysis and neural networks for controlling an active hand prosthesisArvetti, M., Gini, G., Folgheraiter, M.,
2007 2007 IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'07. p. 531-536
A neural-control system for a humanoid artificial ARMFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G., Cavallari, M.,
2007 ICINCO 2007 - 4th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Proceedings. ICSO, p. 119-126
A new haptic device for applications in virtual reality and humanoid roboticsFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G., Vercesi, D.,
2006 In : Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering. 13, 3, p. 249-262
A bioInspired neural controller for a mobile robotFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G., Nava, A., Mottola, N.,
2006 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006. p. 1646-1651
MaximumOne: An anthropomorphic arm with bio-inspired control systemFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G.,
2005 Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 3575 LNAI, p. 281-298
LARP, biped robotics conceived as human modelingScarfogliero, U., Folgheraiter, M., Gini, G.,
2005 Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 3575 LNAI, p. 299-314
An EMG-controlled exoskeleton for hand rehabilitationMulas, M., Folgheraiter, M., Gini, G.,
2005 Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics. 2005, p. 371-374
Human-like reflex control for an artificial handFolgheraiter, M., Gini, G.,
2004 In : BioSystems. 76, 1-3, p. 65-74
Teaching grasping to a humanoid hand as a generalization of human grasping dataFolgheraiter, M., Baragiola, I., Gini, G.,
2004 Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science). 3303, p. 139-150
Advanced steps in biped robotics: Innovative design and intuitive control through spring-damper actuatorScarfogliero, U., Folgheraiter, M., Gini, G.,
2004 2004 4th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. 1, p. 196-214