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Yinoussa Adagolodjo

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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17+ Publications
259 Citations
8 Research Projects
200+ Teaching Hours
10+ Years Research
3 PhD / Postdoc Supervised
Dr. Yinoussa Adagolodjo

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.

  • Assistant Professor in Computer Science — University of Lille · since 2022
  • Permanent member — DEFROST team · Inria / CRIStAL UMR 9189
  • PI & permanent member — ROBOCOP / ACCESS and IRE research projects
  • Supervisor — PhD students and postdoctoral researchers
  • Lead developer — Cosserat plugin for SOFA (open source)
  • Reviewer — IEEE T-RO · T-MRB · RA-L · ICRA · IROS
Univ. Lille DEFROST · Inria CRIStAL UMR 9189
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Sep 15, 2026

Keynote at COSUR 2026: What Does a Surgical Robot Really Need to Know About the Human Body?

Delivered a keynote — 'What Does a Surgical Robot Really Need to Know About the Human Body?' — at the COSUR 2026...

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 — from a collaboration...

Featured Projects

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

Active Prostate Phantom
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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 IROS 2025
Growing Robot
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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 2023-Present RoboSoft 2023
IRE Project
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IRE Project

European project on soft robotic endoscopes with real-time simulation and augmented reality guidance for minimally invasive surgery.

Surgical Robotics Augmented Reality
Active 2024-Present
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ROBOCOP / ACCESS

Robotized cochlear implant insertion (ROBOCOP), continued by ACCESS: a patient-specific digital twin for cochlear implant surgery.

Cochlear Implant Digital Twin
Active 2019-2029 IEEE MEMS 2023
CONECT Project
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CONECT Project

PhD project: robotic insertion of flexible needles in deformable tissue using inverse real-time FEM simulation, and augmented reality for surgery.

Medical Robotics Surgical Assistance
Completed 2015-2018 IEEE T-RO 2019
COSSEROOTS Project
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COSSEROOTS Project

Applying Cosserat rod theory to the modeling and control of slender deformable robots for medical and industrial applications.

Soft Robotics Control Theory
Completed 2021-2022 RA-L 2021
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