Jean-Marc Breguet
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197
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About
Jean-Marc Breguet is a pioneering robotics engineer and researcher whose career has been defined by groundbreaking contributions to microrobotics, precision actuation, and micro-manipulation systems. Working extensively at EPFL's Laboratoire de Systèmes Robotiques (LSRO), Breguet has been instrumental in advancing piezoelectric actuation technologies for miniaturized robotic systems, with applications spanning microbiology and materials science. His most-cited work (63 citations) systematically characterizes key piezo-actuator working principles — bender, inch-worm, and inertial drives — establishing a foundational framework widely adopted by subsequent researchers. Breguet further innovated with the "modulated friction inertial drive" principle, offering practical locomotion solutions for millimeter-scale mobile robots under tight power and size constraints. His early contributions to virtual reality-based telemanipulation and 3D vision feedback for microrobot positioning, dating back to the mid-1990s, were remarkably forward-thinking and helped define the field's trajectory. His comprehensive review of actuation principles for cubic-millimeter-scale robots and his development of the Delta³ flexure hinge mechanism demonstrate his broad systems-level thinking. Collectively, Breguet's body of work — accumulating nearly 200 citations — has shaped fundamental design paradigms in microrobotics and precision micro-manipulation.
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- 2Friction based locomotion module for mobile MEMS robots34 citations · 2007
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- 6Delta<sup>3</sup>: design and control of a flexure hinge mechanism19 citations · 2001
- 7Stick and slip actuators (SSA)9 citations · 2000