Papers
8
Total Citations
136
H-Index
5
About
R. Boesecke is a pioneer in the field of surgical robotics, with a career dedicated to translating complex robotic systems from the laboratory bench to the operating room. His primary research areas encompass robot-assisted craniotomy, dental implantology, and the critical, often overlooked domain of risk analysis and safety assessment for medical robots. Boesecke’s major contributions are defined by his hands-on approach to clinical translation. He led the development and first patient trial of a surgical robot for complex trajectory milling in the skull (32 citations) and created a specialized robot assistant for dental implantology (29 citations). His work on a hand-held mobile robot for craniotomy (24 citations) further showcases his innovative approach to surgical tool design. Crucially, Boesecke is a leading voice on safety, with his case study on a biopsy robot (28 citations) providing a foundational framework for integrating risk analysis into the clinical workflow. His research, which includes a kinematic path-following control method for mobile robots on arbitrary surfaces (3 citations), demonstrates a deep understanding of both engineering theory and practical surgical constraints, establishing him as a key figure in the safe and effective deployment of robotics in medicine.
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Top Papers
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- 2Robot Assistant for Dental Implantology29 citations · 2001
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- 4System Design of a Hand-Held Mobile Robot for Craniotomy24 citations · 2009
- 5Risk analysis for a reliable and safe surgical robot system13 citations · 2003
- 6SAFETY OF SURGICAL ROBOTS IN CLINICAL TRIALS5 citations · 2004
- 7Kinematic path-following control of a mobile robot on arbitrary surface3 citations · 2010
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