Papers
76
Total Citations
1,944
H-Index
24
About
Shane Farritor is a pioneering robotics engineer whose research spans surgical robotics, field robotics, and embedded systems. Best known for his transformative work in minimally invasive and natural orifice surgery, Farritor has fundamentally advanced how robots can operate *inside* the human body. His development of miniature in vivo robotic platforms — including mobile camera robots and dexterous surgical robots — has helped redefine what is possible in procedures like cholecystectomy, reducing patient trauma while maintaining surgical precision. His seminal 2008 paper on natural orifice cholecystectomy using a miniature robot has garnered over 160 citations, reflecting the field's recognition of this breakthrough approach. Beyond surgery, Farritor has made notable contributions to multi-robot coordination, demonstrating effective localization and follow-the-leader control for heterogeneous mobile robot teams, and to field robotics through modular, rapidly deployable system design. His work on dynamic voltage scaling algorithms for sporadic tasks further showcases his breadth across computing and embedded systems. With multiple papers exceeding 75 citations and a body of work shaping the future of Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), Farritor stands as a defining figure in translational robotics research.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Natural orifice cholecystectomy using a miniature robot163 citations · 2008
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- 3Natural orifice surgery with an endoluminal mobile robot96 citations · 2007
- 4A dynamic voltage scaling algorithm for sporadic tasks95 citations · 2004
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- 6Surgery with cooperative robots77 citations · 2008
- 7Dexterous miniature robot for advanced minimally invasive surgery75 citations · 2010
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- 9A systems-level modular design approach to field robotics59 citations · 2002
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