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Botao Lin
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Intro
I am currently a second-year EE PhD student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, working on surgical robotics, soft robotics, continuum robots, and reconfigurable mechanisms for minimally invasive procedures.
Research Interests
⚙️Mechanical Design
🤖Surgical Robotics
🦾Soft Robotics
🌀Continuum Robot
🔒Lockable Mechanism
🎯Motion Planning
Publications
2025B. Lin, S. Song, J. Wang, "Reconfigurable Tendon-Driven Robots: Eliminating Inter-segmental Coupling via Independently Lockable Joints".
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2025B. Lin, T. Zhang, S. Yuan, T. Wang, J. Wang, W. Yuan, H. Ren, "Adjusting Tissue Puncture Omnidirectionally In Situ with Pneumatic Rotatable Biopsy Mechanism and Hierarchical Airflow Management in Tortuous Luminal Pathways".
2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
2025B. Lin, S. Yuan, T. Zhang, T. Zhang, R. Hao, W. Yuan, C. Lim, H. Ren, "Minimally Invasive Endotracheal Inside-out Flexible Needle Driving System towards Microendoscope-guided Robotic Tracheostomy".
2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
2024Y. Kong, N. Zhang, B. Lin, J. Wang, S. Song, B. Li, "Concentric Wire-Driven Robots With In Situ Torsion for Transnasal Surgery".
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2024B. Lin, S. Song, J. Wang, "Variable stiffness methods of flexible robots for minimally invasive surgery: A review".
Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
2024T. Wang, C. Zhang, B. Lin, E. Lyu, S. Song, J. Wang, "Robust Control of Hand-held Concentric-tube Robot Based on Nonlinear Disturbance Observer".
Procedia Computer Science
2023C. Lin, B. Lin, E. Lyu, S. Song, J. Wang, "An Electrostatic Locking Mechanism For Tendon-driven Surgical Robot".
Procedia Computer Science
2022B. Lin, T. Zhang, S. Song, J. Wang, "Kinematic and Static Analyses of Tendon-driven Surgical Robots with Lockable Joints".
2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)
2022B. Lin, J. Wang, S. Song, B. Li and M.Q.-H. Meng, "A Modular Lockable Mechanism for Tendon-Driven Robots: Design, Modeling and Characterization".
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2021T. Zhang, Z. Zhang, B. Lin, J. Xue, J. Wang, S. Song, "Towards tracking by 2D-target registration for surgical optical tracking system".
2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)
Highlights
🏆 Awards
- 2025 Second Prize of The 11th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
- 2025 Editors' Choice of Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
- 2024 Best Paper Award of Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics
- 2022 Best Student Paper Finalist of IEEE ROBIO 2022
🗂️ Reviewer
- 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2026
- 2024 IEEE International Conference of Robotics and Automation 2025
🎓 Teaching Assistant
- 2025-2026 Term 2, Robotic Perception and Intelligence (ELEG 3103)
- 2025-2026 Term 1, Intelligent Interactive Robot Practice (ELEG 4701)
- 2024-2025 Term 2, Introduction to Electric Power Systems (ELEG 3601)
- 2024-2025 Term 1, Fundamental of Electric Circuit (ELEG 2022A)
👥 Mentees
- Cian Brady (University College Dublin) - 2025 Summer Intern
- Asier Neylan (University College Dublin) - 2025 Summer Intern
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