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Jitendra P. Khatait is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of surgical robotics, mechanism design, and precision manipulation. His primary contributions center on enhancing the safety and accuracy of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) robots, particularly through the analysis and design of remote center-of-motion (RCM) mechanisms. Khatait has developed novel methods to address critical challenges in this domain, including a sensitivity analysis to quantify how manufacturing errors in double-parallelogram RCM mechanisms compromise the fixed-point constraint at the patient’s entry port—a vital safety feature. He has also proposed an adjustment method to correct these geometric deviations, ensuring zero motion and force at the incision point. Beyond surgical applications, his work includes the design of a flexure-based passive gripper and the analysis of motion and force transmission for flexible instruments inside curved endoscopes, where friction and limited stiffness pose significant hurdles. With several papers accumulating citations in the single digits—a typical range for early-to-mid-career work in specialized engineering fields—Khatait’s research is steadily building a foundation for more reliable, high-fidelity robotic systems. His use of screw theory for singularity prediction in 6-DoF robots further underscores his commitment to rigorous, mathematically grounded design.