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About
Nidhi Malhotra is an emerging researcher at the forefront of medical robotics and minimally invasive surgical technologies, with a focus on endovascular intervention systems, MEMS-based sensing, and continuum robotics. Her most significant contributions center on the development of the COAST (COaxially Aligned Steerable) guidewire robot, a novel robotic system designed to navigate highly tortuous vascular anatomy with enhanced dexterity and steerability. Her work on middle tube rotation mechanisms and variable stiffness guidewires addresses one of the most persistent clinical challenges in endovascular procedures — safely traversing complex vessel geometries without requiring multiple guidewire exchanges. Beyond vascular robotics, Malhotra has contributed to the development of MEMS-based force sensors aimed at improving tumor tissue demarcation during brain tumor resection, a tool with direct implications for safer oncological surgery. Her exploration of piezoresistive strain sensors for shape estimation in meso-scale continuum robots further demonstrates her broad expertise across surgical robotics. With over 22 citations across publications from 2023 to 2025, Malhotra's work is rapidly gaining recognition, positioning her as a promising voice in the next generation of intelligent, minimally invasive medical devices.
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- 4Middle Tube Rotation of the COAST Guidewire Robot: Design and Modeling4 citations · 2024
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