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Pierre Margerit is a researcher at the frontier of robotic fabrication, advanced metrology, and digital construction. His work centers on integrating industrial robotics with high-precision sensing and manufacturing, particularly for large-scale and free-form structures. Margerit’s most cited paper, “The robotized laser doppler vibrometer” (2020, 22 citations), introduces a groundbreaking method for 3D full-field velocity measurements using an industrial robot arm, enabling dynamic analysis of complex geometries. In timber construction, his “Flexible digital manufacturing of timber construction: the design and fabrication of a free-form nexorade” (2023) demonstrates how robotic fabrication can realize intricate, non-standard timber structures, while his earlier “Form Finding of Nexorades Using the Translations Method” (2018) provides a computational foundation for designing these self-supporting grids. Most recently, Margerit addresses a critical challenge in polymer-based Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) with “Residual stress control in large-format additive manufacturing of polylactic acid via a digital twin and in-operando imaging” (2025). This work tackles heat-induced deformation by combining real-time imaging with a digital twin, offering a path to reliable, large-scale 3D printing. With a growing citation record and contributions spanning metrology, timber, and additive manufacturing, Margerit is shaping the future of adaptive, robot-driven construction.