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Cyrille Capel is a pioneering neurosurgeon whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, spinal surgery, and stereotactic precision. His research focuses on developing and validating robotic-assisted techniques for both cranial and spinal procedures, with a particular emphasis on improving accuracy while minimizing invasiveness. Capel’s most influential contribution is his landmark 2014 study on frameless robotic stereotactic biopsies, which demonstrated the safety and efficacy of this approach in a consecutive series of 100 cases—a work that has garnered 128 citations and helped establish robotic biopsy as a reliable clinical standard. He has also made significant strides in spinal surgery, evaluating screw placement accuracy in circumferential lumbar arthrodesis using robotic assistance and intraoperative flat-panel CT (41 citations), and showing that robot-assisted intravertebral augmentation corrects local kyphosis more effectively than conventional fluoroscopy-guided techniques. Notably, his 2018 report on robot-assisted radiofrequency ablation of a sacral aggressive hemangioma highlights his ability to apply robotic precision to complex tumor cases. Through these contributions, Capel has advanced the field by demonstrating that robotic systems can enhance surgical accuracy, reduce radiation exposure, and improve patient outcomes in both cranial and spinal interventions.