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P. Rougeot is a leading researcher in surgical robotics, specializing in the development of miniaturized, high-precision instruments for minimally invasive procedures. Their work centers on concentric tube robots (CTRs) and soft continuum robots, with a focus on applications in otolaryngology and cardiac surgery. Rougeot’s most significant contribution is the design of a hybrid concentric tube robot for cholesteatoma laser surgery (2021, 23 citations), which uniquely combines a CTR with a tendon-actuated distal wrist to enable exhaustive ablation within the confined middle ear space. They have also pioneered the integration of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for real-time position control of CTRs (2017, 17 citations), advancing image-guided robotic surgery. Earlier work includes the development of a multisegment electro-active polymer-based milli-continuum soft robot (2018, 10 citations) and the SQUIPABOT mesoscale parallel robot for laser phonosurgery (2014, 7 citations). Rougeot’s research has progressed from early animal trials for atrial fibrillation treatment (2006) to cutting-edge clinical prototypes, demonstrating a sustained impact on the field of medical robotics.