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About
Yahui Yun is a robotics and biomedical engineering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of tactile sensing, minimally invasive surgery (MIS), and robotic systems. Specializing in piezoelectric sensor design and robotic palpation, Yun has made significant contributions to restoring the sense of touch in robot-assisted surgical environments — a critical capability largely absent from conventional minimally invasive procedures. Yun's most impactful work, a miniature piezoelectric spiral tactile sensor for tissue hardness palpation via catheter robots (2019, 48 citations), addresses one of surgery's most persistent challenges: the loss of tactile feedback in robotic systems. Complementing this, their variable-impedance piezoelectric sensor introduced online-tunable sensing performance — adjustable sensitivity, resonant frequency, and measurement range — representing a notable advance in adaptive sensing technology. Yun has also extended tactile sensing principles beyond surgery, developing continuum inspection robots using electrical impedance tomography (EIT) for navigation within aircraft engines, demonstrating the broad applicability of their sensing expertise. Collectively accumulating over 115 citations, Yun's research has meaningfully advanced tumor detection methods and tactile exploration strategies, offering practical tools that could enhance surgical precision and patient safety in the evolving landscape of robotic medicine.
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