Papers
8
Total Citations
89
H-Index
6
About
Yikai Shi is a robotics researcher whose work bridges biomedical engineering and therapeutic robotics, with a focus on robot-assisted medical procedures and massage therapy systems. His most cited research centers on three key areas: needle insertion accuracy for surgical applications, portable massage robots inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and MRI-compatible actuators for surgical robotics. Shi’s major contributions include developing a robot-assisted system that experimentally demonstrated improved placement accuracy during needle insertion into porcine liver tissue (21 citations), and designing a compact, space-saving back massage robot that implements tapping, kneading, and rolling techniques with an efficient full-coverage path planning algorithm (20 citations). His work on variable stiffness actuators using magnetorheological fluid (12 citations) addresses critical safety requirements in human-robot interaction. Shi has also explored MR-compatible actuation technologies, evaluating ultrasonic motors and ferromagnetic spheres for MRI-guided surgical robots. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 80 across his most-cited papers, Shi’s research has practical implications for improving surgical precision, therapeutic massage automation, and safe human-robot collaboration in medical settings.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Experimental analysis of robot-assisted needle insertion into porcine liver21 citations · 2015
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- 3A portable back massage robot based on Traditional Chinese Medicine15 citations · 2018
- 4A new variable stiffness actuator and its control method12 citations · 2019
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- 6Compatibility of US motors for development of MRI-guided surgical robot7 citations · 2013
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- 8Path planning algorithm of a novel massage robot3 citations · 2016