Papers
46
Total Citations
1,129
H-Index
17
About
Pierre Vieyres is a pioneering researcher in medical robotics, with a career spanning over two decades focused on teleoperated systems, robotic tele-echography, and minimally invasive surgery. His foundational work began in the late 1990s with the SYRTECH project, developing early robotic mechanisms to remotely guide ultrasound probes — addressing the critical shortage of trained ultrasonographers in isolated medical settings. This groundbreaking direction evolved into landmark contributions through European initiatives such as the OTELO project, which demonstrated that expert-guided ultrasound diagnosis could be delivered to remote patients via lightweight robotic arms over standard communication networks. Vieyres's 2016 systematic review of medical telerobotic systems, garnering 166 citations, established him as a leading authority synthesizing the field's rapid development. His tele-operated ultrasound scanner paper (2005, 120 citations) remains a cornerstone reference for real-time remote diagnostic robotics. More recently, his work on 7-DoF torque-controlled robots and Remote Center of Motion constraints has advanced safety frameworks for collaborative minimally invasive surgery. Collectively accumulating over 700 citations, his research has profoundly shaped how robotic and telecommunications technologies converge to democratize access to specialist medical care across geographic boundaries.
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Top Papers
- 1Medical telerobotic systems: current status and future trends166 citations · 2016
- 2A tele-operated mobile ultrasound scanner using a light-weight robot120 citations · 2005
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- 4TER: A System for Robotic Tele-echography68 citations · 2001
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- 7A new robotic mechanism for medical application50 citations · 1999
- 8A Tele-Operated Robotic System for Mobile Tele-Echography: The Otelo Project44 citations · 2007
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