Pierluigi Rea is Associate Professor at the Dept. of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering (DIMCM) at the University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. He got the Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2002 at the University of Cassino by discussing a thesis on the Experimental Analysis of a PWM Modulated Digital Valve. In 2007 he got the Ph.D. in Civil and Mechanical Engineering by discussing a thesis on the Mechatronic Design of a Robotic Hand with Pneumatic Actuation. From 2007 to 2010 he was Assistant Researcher at the University of Cassino. His main research interests concern topics on the Fluid Automation and Mechatronics, Mechanical Design and Robotics. He is author and/or co-author of more than 85 scientific papers, which appeared on Proceedings of National and International Conferences, International Journals and Books.