**About the Editors**

**Marco Ceccarelli** received PhD degree in 1987 at University La Sapienza of Rome. He is Professor at University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is Director of LARM2: Laboratory of Robot Mechatronics. He is Scientific Editor of Springer Book Series on History of MMS and on Mechanism and Machine Science, and Associate Editor of several Journals. He wrote the book Fundamentals of Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation. He co-authored a book on Mechanisms Design in Spanish and a book A brief illustrated history of machines and mechanisms. He received Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from foreigner Universities and ASME Historian Award. He is ASME fellow. He was elected Secretary-General of IFToMM in 2004–2007 and IFToMM President in 2008–2011 and 2016–2019. His research cover aspects of Mechanism Design, Mechanics and Design of Robots, and History of Mechanical Engineering. He is author/co-author of several books and papers in international proceedings and journals. See http://larmlaboratory.net.

**Giuseppe Carbone** received the M.S. cum laude and PhD degree at University of Cassino (Italy) where he has been a Key Member of LARM (Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics) for about 20 years. Since Dec. 2018 he is Associate Professor at DIMEG, University of Calabria, Italy. His research interests cover aspects of Mechanics of Manipulation and Grasp, Mechanics of Robots, Mechatronic Devices with more than 300 published papers, He also received more than 20 best paper awards, 10 best patents in international contests. Among others, he currently serves as Chair of the IFToMM TC Robotics and Mechatronics, Member of the Board of Directors for the Society of Bionics and Biomechanics, Treasurer of the IFToMM Italy Society. He has been invited to deliver invited Keynote speeches and seminars on his research activity at more than 30 International events. He serves in the editorial board of several international journals, including being Editor in Chief of ROBOTICA (Cambridge Univ. Press), MDPI Machines, MDPI Robotics, TE or AE of several international Journals including IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, ASME Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, Advanced Robotic Systems.
