Research

Our research focuses on vision-based robotic manipulation, embodied AI, and learning-based control for real-world robotic systems. We aim to develop robotic systems that can perceive, reason, and interact robustly with complex and unstructured environments.

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Adaptive FOV Control of Laparoscopes with Programmable Composed Constraints

Bohan Yang, Wei Chen, Zerui Wang, Yiang Lu, Jiayue Mao, Hesheng Wang, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics · 2019

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2025

Adaptive Vision-Based Control for Flexible Robot with Unknown Environmental Constraints

Wei Chen, Haiwen Wu, Bohan Yang, Jinfei Hu, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR) · 2025

Data-driven Visual Servoing of Flexible Continuum Robots in Constrained Environments

Wei Chen, Haiwen Wu, Xiyue Dong, Bohan Yang, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) · 2025

2024

Intuitive Teleoperation Control for Flexible Robotic Endoscopes Under Unknown Environmental Interferences

Wei Chen, Yiang Lu, Bin Li, Jianshu Zhou, Hanwen Cao, Fei Chen, Yun-Hui Liu

2024 IEEE 18th International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA) · 2024

A Robotic Skin Using Low-density FBGs for Human-robot Interaction

Xiyue Dong, Chin-Kiu Lam, Wei Chen, Bohan Yang, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) · 2024

2023

Model-Free 3-D Shape Control of Deformable Objects Using Novel Features Based on Modal Analysis

Bohan Yang, Bo Lu, Wei Chen, Fangxun Zhong, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2023

2022

Configurability Selection of Robotic Arm with Constrained Task and Environment in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Uterus Manipulation

Wei Chen, Jiahao Wu, Jianshu Zhou, Hesheng Wang, Yudong Wang, Tak Hong Cheung, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR) · 2022

2021

Tele-Operated Oropharyngeal Swab (TOOS) Robot Enabled by TSS Soft Hand for Safe and Effective Sampling

Wei Chen, Jianshu Zhou, Shing Shin Cheng, Yiang Lu, Fangxun Zhong, Yuan Gao, Yaqing Wang, Lingbin Xue, Michael C. F. Tong, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics · 2021

2019

Adaptive FOV Control of Laparoscopes with Programmable Composed Constraints

Bohan Yang, Wei Chen, Zerui Wang, Yiang Lu, Jiayue Mao, Hesheng Wang, Yun-Hui Liu

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics · 2019