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Quentin Boehler

Quentin Boehler is a robotics researcher who applies machine learning and magnetic actuation to medical and surgical systems. Born in Strasbourg in 1990, he studies mechatronics and robotics, completes a robotics PhD at the University of Strasbourg in 2016, and joins ETH Zurich's Multi-Scale Robotics Lab in 2017. His work includes machine-learning models for electromagnetic navigation, magnetic microcargo transport, and self-folding soft-robotic chains. Appointed in 2025, he is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Robotics at ETH Zurich and leads its Medical Robotics Lab, where he develops minimally invasive clinical systems.

Works
99
Citations
2,453
h-index
26

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1990–2013

    Mechatronics at INSA Strasbourg

    Born in Strasbourg in 1990, he receives an engineering degree in mechatronics from INSA Strasbourg in 2013; his INSA qualification is also described as an M.S. in mechatronics.

  2. 2013–2016

    A robotics MSc and PhD

    He earns an M.Sc. in robotics from the University of Strasbourg in 2013 and a robotics PhD there in 2016. His thesis focuses on tensegrity mechanisms and variable-stiffness devices for MR-compatible robotic systems.

  3. 2016

    A Strasbourg thesis prize

    His thesis wins the University of Strasbourg research commission's best thesis award and the first prize at GDR Robotique's 2016 PhD thesis awards.

  4. 2017–2025

    At ETH's Multi-Scale Robotics Lab

    From 2017 to 2025, he works at ETH Zurich's Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, first as a postdoctoral associate and later as a senior researcher, on magnetically guided devices and electromagnetic navigation technologies for medical applications.

  5. 2019

    Modeling electromagnetic navigation

    In a 2019 preprint, he coauthors a study that uses random forests and artificial neural networks to model nonlinear magnetic fields in an electromagnetic navigation system; both models outperform a linear baseline.

  6. 2022

    Artificial microtubules for microcargoes

    In 2022, he coauthors an artificial microtubule study that embeds micromagnets as stepping stones to guide particles through flow networks.

  7. 2023

    Self-folding soft-robotic chains

    In 2023, he coauthors magnetic soft-robotic chains called MaSoChains that self-fold into stable assemblies with programmable shapes and functions for minimally invasive interventions.

  8. 2025

    Assistant Professor of Robotics

    In 2025, he is appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Robotics in ETH Zurich's Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT).

  9. March 2026

    Starting the Medical Robotics Lab

    In March 2026, he plans to establish the Medical Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich's Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, focusing on minimally invasive robotic systems for clinical applications.

  10. As of October 2026

    Assistant Professor and lab lead

    He is an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Robotics at ETH Zurich's Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, where he leads the Medical Robotics Lab. His current research addresses clinical needs through robotic design, control, and simulation for therapeutic and diagnostic interventions.

Career

  1. NowETH ZurichTenure Track Assistant Professor of Robotics
  2. NowETH ZurichHead of the Medical Robotics Lab
  3. Until 2025ETH ZurichSenior Researcher in the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab
  4. From 2017ETH ZurichPostdoctoral Associate in the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab

Education

  1. 2016University of StrasbourgPhD in Robotics
  2. 2013National Institute of Applied Sciences of StrasbourgEngineering Degree in Mechatronics
  3. 2013University of StrasbourgMSc in Robotics

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Checked career sources: msrl.ethz.ch, mavt.ethz.ch.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Dr. Quentin Boehler – Multi-Scale Robotics Lab | ETH Zurich msrl.ethz.ch. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Quentin Boehler joins CLS | Max Planck ETH Center for Learning Systems learning-systems.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. [1909.12028] Modeling Electromagnetic Navigation Systems for Medical Applications using Random Forests and Artificial Neural Networks arxiv.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Artificial microtubules for rapid and collective transport of magnetic microcargoes (Arnold JTM Mathijssen) | Center for Soft and Living Matter web.sas.upenn.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. Self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes and functionalities | Nature Communications nature.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Research at the interface of medicine and robotics – Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering | ETH Zurich mavt.ethz.ch. Checked 27 October 2026.