Papers
28
Total Citations
501
H-Index
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About
Dr. Meng Cai is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of surgical robotics, telesurgery, and space robotics. His groundbreaking work in robot-assisted tele-neurosurgery, including the landmark 2004 paper on remote surgery (124 citations), established foundational frameworks for minimally invasive procedures and image-guided interventions. Dr. Cai has made significant contributions to vascular interventional robotics, developing systems that reduce surgeon radiation exposure during catheter operations (44 citations). His research extends beyond medicine into autonomous robotics, including satellite pose estimation for space capture missions (68 citations) and vision-based target detection for UAV landing (26 citations). Notably, Dr. Cai has advanced soft robotics through bio-inspired designs like the beehive-structured continuum manipulator (20 citations) and gecko-like climbing robots (18 citations). His recent work focuses on intracerebral hemorrhage treatment, exploring surgical robots, regenerative medicine, and neurorehabilitation (29 and 15 citations). With over 400 total citations across diverse applications—from low-cost internet-based telerobotic systems to modular self-assembling robots—Dr. Cai’s interdisciplinary approach continues to shape the future of surgical and autonomous robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Remote surgery case: robot-assisted teleneurosurgery124 citations · 2004
- 2Satellite Pose Estimation via Single Perspective Circle and Line68 citations · 2018
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- 8Design and Analysis of Gecko-like Robot18 citations · 2011
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