Papers
7
Total Citations
377
H-Index
6
About
Yu-Lin Tsai is a pioneering roboticist whose career spans foundational contributions to robot kinematics and impactful applications in rehabilitation and surgical robotics. His early work established core principles for understanding and designing robotic arms, most notably through his highly cited 1981 paper on the "Accessible Region and Synthesis of Robot Arms" (147 citations), which developed design charts for determining the workspace of two- and three-link robots. He extended this with a seminal algorithm for computing the workspace of general n-R robots (87 citations), a method that became a standard reference in the field. Tsai’s systematic synthesis of workspaces for 3R through 6R robots further cemented his reputation as a leading theorist of robotic reachability. In the 2000s, he translated this expertise into medical robotics, developing a surgical navigation robot using image servo tracking for computer-aided surgery. More recently, his work on a cable-driven exoskeletal robot for hand rehabilitation (39 citations) demonstrates a continued commitment to human-centered robotics. Tsai’s career uniquely bridges foundational kinematic theory with practical, life-changing applications, making him a key figure in both the mathematical and clinical branches of robotics.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Accessible Region and Synthesis of Robot Arms147 citations · 1981
- 2An Algorithm for the Workspace of a General n-R Robot87 citations · 1983
- 3The effect of link parameter on the working space of general 3R robot arms52 citations · 1984
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- 5Workspace synthesis of 3R, 4R, 5R and 6R robots38 citations · 1985
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