Yixuan Zheng

King's College London, King's College School

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Yixuan Zheng is a rising leader in medical robotics, with research focused on advancing robot-assisted ultrasound imaging and minimally invasive cardiac interventions. His work addresses critical challenges in operator-dependent variability and complex catheter control. In his highly cited 2025 paper on ultrasound force sensing, Zheng designed a cost-effective force sensor and control system for robotic extra-body ultrasound imaging, achieving 9 citations by enabling more consistent, precise, and faster scans—directly improving diagnostic reproducibility. His second major contribution, also in 2025, tackles the intricate demands of transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER), where he developed a compact robot for tendon-driven concentric catheters with image-space pose control. This innovation enhances accurate clip positioning—including position, direction, and orientation—under imaging guidance, addressing a key limitation in existing task-space methods. Zheng’s work demonstrates a clear impact on both clinical practicality and robotic precision, with his ultrasound force sensor paper already garnering early citations. His achievements signal a promising trajectory in surgical robotics, where his designs promise to reduce procedural variability and improve patient outcomes in interventional cardiology and diagnostic imaging.