Multi-backbone Continuum Robots
Navigating tortuous anatomical pathways, such as the aortic arch, requires continuum robots capable of complex three-dimensional deformations. Existing designs are often limited to …
About me
I am a CNRS Researcher in Robotics. I work in the DEXTER Team in the Robotics Department at LIRMM in Montpellier, France. I obtained a PhD from Strasbourg University in 2018 in Robotics, and was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Morimoto Lab at the University of California San Diego from 2019 to 2022. Since 2023, I am an Associate Editor for the IEEE RoboSoft Conference.
Education
PhD in Robotics
Strasbourg University
Engineer in Mechatronics
SIGMA Clermont
MS in Robotics
Blaise-Pascal University
Interests
Medical robotics
Surgical robotics
Continuum robots
Soft robots
Inspection devices
📚 Research Topics
Our group focuses on the modeling, design, fabrication and control of continuum, soft and inflatable robots.
The main targeted fields are medical applications, such as minimally-invasive surgery, and industrial applications, such as inspection and maintenance tasks in constrained environments.
Feel free to reach out to collaborate 😃
Active Research Projects
Vine Growing Robots
A new subclass of soft robot, known as tip-extending or “vine” robots, consists of long inflatable devices that move through the environment by extending from the tip. A key …
Compact Continuum Robots
The standard-of-care involves a range of affordable, manual, hand-held rigid tools, with limited dexterity. In contrast, roboticized tools with increased accessibility and …
Recent Publications
(2026).
A Concentric Multi-Backbone Robot for Transaortic Mitral Valve Access.
In IROS.
(2026).
Helical and Planar Continuum Robot Shapes by Structural Tube Modifications and Backbone Length Control.
RA-L.
(2025).
Tip-Growing Robots: Design, Theory, Application.
TRO.
(2025).
InchIGRAB: An Inchworm-Inspired Guided Retraction and Bending Device for Vine Robots During Colonoscopy.
TMECH.
(2024).
Tendon-Driven vs Rod-Driven Continuum Robots: A Bench Test Evaluation.
In CRAS.
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