Papers
9
Total Citations
58
H-Index
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About
Ruqi Ma is a robotics engineer and researcher whose career spans foundational work in robotic kinematics to cutting-edge developments in surgical and rehabilitation robotics. Beginning with theoretical contributions in the late 1980s, Ma's seminal paper on oblique bevel geared robot wrists demonstrated that the principle of superposition could elegantly decompose complex spatial wrist motions into manageable components — a work that has garnered 13 citations and remains a reference point in robotic wrist design. The bulk of Ma's subsequent research has been dedicated to minimally invasive surgical robotics, where contributions include pose planning strategies to prevent intraoperative collisions, the design and optimization of dual-manipulator laparoscopic systems, and the development of purpose-built micro-instruments with expanded degrees of freedom and standardized interfaces. These efforts, collectively cited dozens of times, represent a coherent body of work advancing robotic-assisted surgery toward greater precision and clinical utility. More recently, Ma has extended expertise into rehabilitation engineering through a cable-driven upper-limb exoskeleton design, as well as into legged locomotion with dynamic analysis of coordinated jumping robots. Across more than three decades, Ma's research reflects a consistent commitment to translating mechanical ingenuity into practical robotic systems that meaningfully impact both surgical and assistive technologies.
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Top Papers
- 1On the motion of oblique bevel geared robot wrists13 citations · 1989
- 2Pose planning for robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery9 citations · 2010
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