Papers
16
Total Citations
236
H-Index
9
About
P. Coiffet is a pioneering figure in robotics and teleoperation, whose work has fundamentally shaped how humans interact with remote and robotic systems. His research spans teleoperation, multi-robot coordination, human-robot interaction, and fuzzy control. Coiffet’s major contributions include co-authoring the seminal book *Teleoperations and Robotics: Applications and Technology* (1986, 45 citations), which became a foundational text in the field. He led a historic first in 1996—the parallel teleoperation of four robots across France and Japan, a breakthrough in long-distance multi-robot control (34 citations). Coiffet also introduced the innovative “hidden robot” concept, which uses direct human hand actions to intuitively control remote robots (19 citations). His work on fuzzy control for robotic systems (45 citations) advanced adaptive control strategies, while his contributions to humanoid robot design (12 citations) helped shift robotics from industrial automation toward human-friendly, assistive applications. With a career spanning foundational textbooks, groundbreaking multi-site experiments, and novel control paradigms, Coiffet’s research has left a lasting imprint on teleoperation and human-robot collaboration.
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Top Papers
- 1Teleoperations and robotics: applications and technology45 citations · 1986
- 2Fuzzy control of robots45 citations · 2003
- 3Parallel multi-robots long distance teleoperation34 citations · 2002
- 4Multi-robot teleoperation using direct human hand actions19 citations · 1996
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- 6Multi-robots teleoperation - analysis and prognosis15 citations · 2002
- 7Design of LRP humanoid robot and its control method12 citations · 2002
- 8The hidden robot concept-high level abstraction teleoperation10 citations · 2002
- 9Trajectory planning for a multi-arm robot in an assembly task9 citations · 1984
- 10Fuzzy dynamic control of manipulators: a scheduling approach9 citations · 2002