Papers
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Total Citations
155
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About
Mathieu Miroir is a biomedical robotics researcher whose work has centered on developing advanced robotic systems for microsurgical applications, with a particular focus on middle ear surgery and minimally invasive vascular interventions. He is best known as a principal architect of RobOtol, a teleoperated robotic platform specifically engineered to assist surgeons navigating the extraordinarily delicate anatomy of the middle ear — where bones measure less than a millimeter and submillimetric precision is non-negotiable. Through a series of highly regarded publications spanning 2008 to 2014, Miroir systematically advanced RobOtol from conceptual design through kinematic optimization to clinical evaluation, accumulating over 130 citations across his core works. His contributions include rigorous design-of-experiment methodologies for determining robot specifications, novel command mode evaluations, and simulation frameworks to rehearse new surgical procedures. More recently, Miroir has extended his expertise to vascular interventional surgery robots, investigating catheter manipulation under fluoroscopic conditions. His body of work addresses a critical gap — the absence of commercially available robotic assistance in otological microsurgery — and offers a compelling roadmap toward safer, more precise surgical outcomes for patients worldwide.
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- 2RobOtol: from design to evaluation of a robot for middle ear surgery36 citations · 2010
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- 4Middle-Ear Microsurgery Simulation to Improve New Robotic Procedures18 citations · 2014
- 5Design of a robotic system for minimally invasive surgery of the middle ear15 citations · 2008
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- 8Mechanical Design and Optimization of a Microsurgical Robot4 citations · 2008
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