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Pierre-Henry Marbot is a pioneering roboticist whose work has fundamentally shaped the development of miniaturized, high-precision robotic systems. His research centers on the scaling laws of direct-drive robot arms, the design of compact biomedical robots, and biomimetic sensing for teleoperation. Marbot’s major contributions include demonstrating through theoretical scaling analysis how direct-drive serial robots can be physically miniaturized while maintaining performance—a foundational insight for micro-robotics. He designed and built a groundbreaking 5-axis mini direct-drive robot with micron-level resolution, specifically engineered for time-delayed teleoperation and biomedical applications, such as delicate surgical tasks. His work also explored the use of hard-disk drive components as precision actuators for mini-teleoperation, showcasing creative repurposing of consumer electronics. Notably, Marbot developed a biomimetic position sensor inspired by the biological muscle spindle, enabling robotic kinaesthetic awareness. With his most-cited paper, “Scaling of Direct Drive Robot Arms” (19 citations), and a body of work that bridges theory and practical micro-mechatronics, Marbot’s legacy lies in proving that high-performance, direct-drive robots can be effectively scaled down for precision tasks in medicine and teleoperation.