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Mario Strydom is a researcher specializing in medical robotics, robotic-assisted surgery, and biomechanical modeling, with a particular focus on minimally invasive orthopaedic procedures. His work sits at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and clinical medicine, addressing the growing demand for precision and safety in surgical environments. Strydom's most significant contributions center on robotic knee arthroscopy, where he has pioneered methods for measuring and navigating the constrained internal geometry of the knee joint. His most cited work, "Robotic and Image-Guided Knee Arthroscopy" (2019, 27 citations), established foundational frameworks for applying robotics to minimally invasive knee procedures. Complementing this, his development of a kinematic leg model using Denavit-Hartenberg parameters (2020, 17 citations) provides a rigorous mathematical basis for simulating and controlling leg movement during robotic-assisted surgery. His research on uncertainty quantification in internal knee measurements and visual segmentation algorithms for detecting instrument gaps reflects a commitment to translating theoretical models into clinically safe applications. With a growing citation record across multiple interconnected studies, Strydom's work meaningfully advances the reliability and precision of next-generation surgical robotics, making him a notable contributor to the emerging field of orthopaedic robotic systems.