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Chenyao Bai is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of medical robotics and artificial intelligence, whose work is reshaping minimally invasive surgery and targeted drug delivery. Bai’s primary contributions lie in developing advanced magnetic continuum robots and helical miniature robots equipped with soft grippers and triaxial force sensing—technologies that promise unprecedented dexterity and control within the human body. For instance, Bai’s 2025 paper on a multifunctional magnetic catheter robot with triaxial force sensing (24 citations) addresses a critical bottleneck in clinical adoption by enabling real-time force feedback during surgery. Similarly, the 2024 work on a magnetic helical robot with a soft-controlled gripper (23 citations) solves the challenge of cargo release during targeted delivery, a key step toward practical biomedical applications. Beyond robotics, Bai has made significant strides in reinforcement learning, notably tackling hindsight bias in multigoal RL (18 citations) and introducing attentive goal generation for prioritized learning (14 citations). This dual expertise—bridging hardware innovation and algorithmic intelligence—positions Bai as a unique force in the field, with recent work on tapered soft continuum robots for cerebral vasculature (2025) signaling a continued focus on navigating the body’s most challenging terrains.