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Yinoussa Adagolodjo
Robotics & AR for Healthcare

Designing the future of surgery — through real-time simulation, soft robotics, and augmented reality for minimally invasive healthcare.

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18+ Publications

259 Citations

8 Research Projects

200+ Teaching Hours

10+ Years Research

3 PhD / Postdoc Supervised

About me

Robotics research at the frontier of medicine

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Lille within the DEFROST team (Inria / CRIStAL UMR 9189). My work focuses on real-time deformable object simulation, needle insertion guidance, soft & continuum robotics, and augmented reality for surgical assistance. The goal: make minimally invasive procedures safer, more precise, and more accessible.

Univ. Lille DEFROST · Inria CRIStAL UMR 9189

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Aug 20, 2025

Speaker at COSUR 2025: Summer School on Control of Surgical Robots

Excited to present on 'Modeling and Control of Deformable Robots Using the Finite Element Method' at the COSUR 2025 Summer School in...

Dec 10, 2024

Featured on Inria: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and the Role of AI & Robotics

Inria published a feature on our work combining robotics, soft-body simulation and AI to improve prostate biopsy precision — part of the...

Dec 05, 2024

Invited Speaker at LACORO 2024

Excited to be invited as a speaker at LACORO 2024, the premier Latin American Conference on Operations Research in Rancagua, Chile.

Featured Projects

From prostate phantoms to cochlear implants — a selection of ongoing and completed projects at the intersection of robotics, simulation, and healthcare.

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Active Prostate Phantom

Multi-chamber pneumatically actuated prostate phantom for realistic medical training and robotic system validation in healthcare applications.

Medical Simulation Phantom Development

Active 2023-Present

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Growing Robot

Eversion-based soft robotics for TAVI procedures and minimally invasive medical interventions using innovative growing and deployment mechanisms.

Soft Robotics TAVI

Active 2022-Present

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IRE Project

AI-powered soft robotic endoscopes and digital twins for safer, more effective minimally invasive procedures.

Surgical Robotics Augmented Reality

Active 2022-2025

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ROBOCOP Project

Robotic co-manipulation for prostate biopsy — enhancing needle placement accuracy while keeping the clinician in control through shared autonomy.

Robotic Biopsy Co-Manipulation

Completed 2017-2021

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CONECT Project

Integrating robotic technology in operating rooms for enhanced precision in needle insertion procedures, with real-time simulation and AR guidance systems.

Medical Robotics Surgical Assistance

Completed 2020-2023