Yue Chen

University of Georgia, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Beijing Institute of Technology, Columbia University

Papers

Total Citations

110

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About

Yue Chen is a pioneering robotics engineer whose research sits at the intersection of medical robotics, MRI-guided intervention, and soft robotics. Working across both rigid and compliant robotic systems, Chen has made substantial contributions to advancing safer, more precise surgical and diagnostic technologies. Among Chen's most influential work is the development of an MR-conditional high-torque pneumatic stepper motor, a landmark 2014 contribution that has garnered 52 citations and addressed one of the field's most pressing challenges: enabling robotic actuation within the electromagnetically sensitive environment of an MRI scanner. This innovation opened new pathways for real-time image-guided robotic interventions. Chen also made notable strides in vascular interventional surgery, proposing a medical manipulator design to shield surgeons from harmful X-ray radiation during catheter-based procedures. Equally impressive is Chen's survey of soft robotics in medical applications, cited 39 times, which has become a key reference for researchers designing compliant robots for rehabilitation, surgery, and diagnostics. More recent work explores modal-based kinematics and contact detection for soft robots, addressing the complex challenge of maintaining accuracy when flexible structures deform under external forces. Collectively, Chen's research is shaping the future of intelligent, human-safe medical robotics.