Christian Cipriani electronic engineer from the University of Pisa. PhD in Biorobotics Science and Engineering, IMT Lucca and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 2008. since January 2011 Assistant Professor of Biomedical Robotics at the BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa. Research interests: mechatronic features and controllability issues of advanced robotic hands to be used as thought-controlled prostheses