Vasile Bulbucan

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, European Union

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Vasile Bulbucan is at the forefront of robotic and computer-assisted surgery, with a primary focus on dental implantology. His work addresses a critical challenge in modern dentistry: achieving sub-millimeter accuracy in implant placement despite dynamic patient movement. In his highly cited 2024 paper, Bulbucan introduced a vision-guided robotic system for safe dental implant surgery, demonstrating how real-time visual feedback can overcome the limitations of static navigation. He further validated this approach through a comprehensive systematic review (2025), comparing robot-guided, dynamic navigation, and static-template systems against freehand drilling. His 2025 paper on real-time motion compensation proposes a novel framework that adapts to patient head movement during surgery, a significant advancement for anatomically constrained regions. Beyond dental applications, Bulbucan has contributed to rehabilitation robotics, developing a fuzzy adaptive control system for a 4-DOF hand rehabilitation robot that personalizes therapy based on patient progress. With over 27 citations across his key works, Bulbucan is establishing himself as a rising authority in surgical robotics, bridging the gap between theoretical control systems and clinical implementation.