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Henrike Staudte is a pioneering figure in the field of medical robotics, with a focused career dedicated to advancing image-guided orthopedic surgery. Her primary research areas encompass the development of compact, specialized robotic systems and computer-assisted planning tools for precise bone interventions. Staudte’s most significant contribution is the CRIGOS (Compact Robot for Image-Guided Orthopedic Surgery) project, which produced a modular system integrating a compact parallel robot with sophisticated surgical planning software. This work, detailed in her most-cited paper (126 citations), aimed to create a technically simple, cost-effective solution to support surgeons during complex procedures. She further advanced the field by exploring the use of patient-specific 3D-printed templates for surgical realization, as seen in her 2000 paper (18 citations). Staudte’s research is characterized by a rigorous, user-centered approach, optimizing robot kinematics specifically for bone structure treatment. Her cumulative work, including the development of a lab-type model with a novel kinematic structure, has laid foundational groundwork for modern computer-assisted orthopedic surgery, demonstrating a clear trajectory from conceptual design to practical, clinical application.