Matteo Cianchetti is Associate Professor at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, leading the Soft Mechatronics for Biorobotics Lab. He received his MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering (cum laude) from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2007 and his PhD degree in Biorobotics from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. He is author or co-author of more than 100 international peer reviewed papers and he regularly serves as a reviewer for more than 10 international journals. He is chair of the IEEE TC on Soft Robotics, and he has been and currently is involved in EU-funded projects with the main focus on the development of Soft Robotics technologies. His main research interests include bioinspired robotics and the study and development of new systems and technologies based on soft/flexible materials for soft actuators, smart compliant sensors, and flexible mechanisms.