Papers
37
Total Citations
1,381
H-Index
16
About
M. Shoham is a pioneering roboticist whose work sits at the intersection of surgical robotics, parallel robot mechanics, and minimally invasive medical technology. Best known for developing the SpineAssist system — a bone-mounted miniature robot for spine and trauma surgery — Shoham revolutionized orthopedic procedure precision by attaching the robotic device directly to the patient's skeletal structure, dramatically reducing positioning error. This landmark contribution, cited 292 times, helped translate laboratory robotics into genuine clinical practice. His influential research on flexible needle steering, guided by both fluoroscopic and ultrasound imaging, further advanced minimally invasive interventions, collectively accumulating nearly 400 citations and enabling safer, more accurate targeting in complex anatomical environments. Shoham also made significant theoretical contributions to robot kinematics, applying Grassmann-Cayley algebra to solve singularity conditions in parallel robots and developing geometric interpretations of Jacobian matrix derivatives — work that informs modern robot design and stiffness control. His investigations into crawling robots for biological vessels and keyhole neurosurgery systems demonstrate a consistently broad and impactful research vision. Across more than a decade of published work, Shoham has shaped both the mathematical foundations and real-world applications of surgical and parallel robotics.
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- 2Image-Guided Robotic Flexible Needle Steering272 citations · 2007
- 3Ultrasound-Guided Robot for Flexible Needle Steering108 citations · 2009
- 4Robotic assisted spinal surgery–from concept to clinical practice101 citations · 2007
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- 9Singularity analysis of a class of composite serial in-parallel robots43 citations · 2001
- 10Design considerations of new six degrees-of-freedom parallel robots37 citations · 2002