Papers
18
Total Citations
369
H-Index
11
About
Patrick Rougeot is a leading researcher in continuum robotics and micro/nano-manipulation, whose work bridges the frontier between soft robotics and precision medicine. His primary research areas include concentric tube robots (CTRs), magnetic actuation for minimally invasive surgery, and micro-scale adhesion control. Rougeot’s most impactful contribution is the development of vision-based control for CTRs, notably through eye-in-hand visual servoing (56 citations), enabling snake-like robots to autonomously navigate narrow anatomical spaces like the trachea. He pioneered the concept of magnetic concentric tube robots (37 citations), combining follow-the-leader deployment with magnetic steering for enhanced dexterity in difficult-to-access surgical sites. His work on nanometer-precision planar parallel continuum robots (46 citations) demonstrates that soft robots can achieve accuracy rivaling rigid systems. At the micro-scale, Rougeot’s studies on adhesion forces and pH-controlled release (43 citations) advanced robotic microhandling for MEMS assembly. Notably, he contributed to the fabrication of the “smallest microhouse in the world” on an optical fiber facet (24 citations), showcasing origami-based micro-assembly. With over 300 total citations, Rougeot’s research is shaping the next generation of flexible, autonomous surgical robots and micro-manufacturing tools.
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Top Papers
- 1Eye-in-Hand Visual Servoing of Concentric Tube Robots56 citations · 2018
- 2Nanometer Precision With a Planar Parallel Continuum Robot46 citations · 2020
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- 4Magnetic concentric tube robots: Introduction and analysis37 citations · 2022
- 5Measurement of pull-off force for planar contact at the microscale27 citations · 2009
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- 7SLAM-Based Follow-the-Leader Deployment of Concentric Tube Robots22 citations · 2020
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