Carsten Neupert
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany), Technische Universität Darmstadt
Papers
10
Total Citations
73
H-Index
6
About
Carsten Neupert is a biomedical engineer and robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of surgical robotics, haptic feedback, and minimally invasive surgery. He has made significant contributions to the design and development of single-port robotic surgical systems, most notably the FLEXMIN platform — a compact, teleoperated device engineered for procedures such as colon cancer surgery through a single incision of just 38 mm. Central to Neupert's research is the challenge of restoring tactile sensation in robotic surgery, an area where most commercial systems fall critically short. His work on force measurement using single-axis sensors, mixed-signal haptic interfaces, and pseudo-haptic feedback techniques represents a sustained effort to give surgeons meaningful sensory information during teleoperation. His 2020 randomized cross-over study — his most cited work with 21 citations — provided empirical evidence that haptic feedback measurably reduces unintended forces applied by novice surgeons, a finding with direct implications for patient safety. Through parallel kinematic architectures and ergonomically designed master interfaces, Neupert has helped lay the technical groundwork for the next generation of safer, more intuitive robotic surgical platforms.
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Top Papers
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- 2A new single-port robotic system based on a parallel kinematic structure10 citations · 2015
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- 6User-interface for teleoperation with mixed-signal haptic feedback6 citations · 2017
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- 10Pseudo-haptic feedback in medical teleoperation2 citations · 2015