Massimo Callegari is professor of Machine Mechanics at the Polytechnic University of Marche in Ancona, Italy. He received the laurea degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1986 then he worked in the R&D departments of industries operating in the field of factory automation until 1990, when he joined the Department of Mechanics of the University of Genova as a researcher. He has participated into different national and international research projects in the fields of automation, robotics and innovative handling devices. He used to seat for several years in the “Board of Examiners” of the European Master in “Automotive Engineering” by the University of Hertfordshire at Hatfield (UK) and is currently chairing the board of teachers of the Mechanical Engineering degrees at the Polytechnic University of Marche.