2010年获英国伦敦大学国王学院 （King's College London, UK）博士学位，并留校任教。历任工程系讲师，副教授，生命科学与医学部-生物医学工程学院-医疗机器人学（准）教授（Reader in Medical Robotics）。在伦敦国王学院期间创建触觉医疗机器人实验室，并任主任 (www.kclhammerlab.com)。 该实验室依托在世界享有盛誉的 King's College London 生物医学工程学院 ，及盖伊和圣托马斯 NHS 基金会，致力于研发具有触觉感知能力的柔性微创医疗器械及机器人系统，以使未来手术操作更加安全高效，并与诸多国际顶尖医院，研究机构与科技公司如IBM、华为、爱立信等保持长期深入合作。作为项目负责人多次获得英国EPSRC，InnovateUK，及工业界的资助，共发表国际机器人顶尖期刊与会议超过110余篇，H影响因子33。2020年加入中国科学院自动化所，组建智能微创医疗技术团队。

微创外科，尤其使用柔性器械的微创手术及介入治疗是未来手术发展的大趋势。伴随着医疗诊断技术的进步，早期发现病症并通过微创技术治愈且不伤害人体的观念已经被越来越多的医患所认可。目前柔性微创器械存在着控制性差，触感缺失，难以通过复杂狭窄腔道等主要技术瓶颈，从而使其操作困难，手术时间延长，手术失误率风险增大。借助于前期取得的良好研究基础，以及与国际组织间紧密的合作关系，智能微创医疗科技团队聚焦于研发适用于微创手术的柔性体机器人系统及机器人自主智能技术，重点突破手术机器人的触觉感知，触感-图像融合下机器人导引与控制技术。使得机器人在与人体组织交互过程中，在保证安全性与稳定性的前提下，具备执行复杂操作的能力，实现微创手术安全，快速，准确的目标。 从而通过技术创新为目前临床治疗上无法的解决的难题提供全新的解决方案，造福患者与医生。

研究方向：

应用于微创手术的精准触觉传感技术：触感能力缺失是当前制约微创手术机器人效率及安全性的关键性难题。传统触觉传感器技术无法满足医疗手术器械微型化，及手术中体内特殊工作环境等需求。本团队以光学原理与接触力学建模为研究基础，并结合软体材料与先进制造技术等领域的最新技术，研发适用于微创手术的触觉传感的关键技术。

应用于人体自然腔道的软体机器人系统：本团队聚焦研发可经过人体自然腔道（如消化道，呼叫道，血管等）抵达病变部位的手术机器人系统。在此领域内已成功的开创性研发了经食道，经肠道软体内窥镜机器人系统，并开展技术临床转化工作。研发技术范围包括柔性体机器人新型驱动技术，柔性体机器人形态感知技术，柔性体机器人体内定位与跟踪技术，柔性体机器人机械结构及传感驱动电路设计等。

触觉视觉感知融合和交互控制技术：团队开展基于机器人视觉信息与触觉感知两者融合的控制算法研究，以提高机器人运动控制的准确性，自适应性，以适应人体狭窄自然腔道的复杂动态工作环境。

本课题组（智能微创医疗技术团队）计划招收具有自动化，电子信息工程、计算机科学，机械工程背景的硕士生、博士生。课题组在北京与深圳均设有办公室与实验室，北京部位于中关村自动化所内自动化大厦, 深圳实验室位于深圳湾科技生态园。

080202-机械电子工程
081101-控制理论与控制工程
081203-计算机应用技术

微创手术机器人
触觉传感技术
机器人多模态融合感知与控制

2005-10--2010-03   伦敦大学国王学院   硕士，机器人学博士
2001-09--2005-07   西北工业大学   学士

   

2020-08~现在, 中国科学院自动化研究所, 研究员，博导
2012-08~现在, 伦敦大学国王学院, 助理教授，副教授，准教授
2009-04~2012-08,伦敦大学国王学院, 研究助理

   

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[6] 肖莹, 刘宏斌. 柔性可控器械拉线的拉力传感器. 202210771465.1, 2022-06-30.
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（1）Full Day workshop on Soft Haptic Interaction: Modeling, Design, and Application   2019-05-20
（2）Full Day Workshop on Active touch for perception and interaction: How nature inspires robotics   2018-05-21
（3）Full Day Workshop on Soft Morphological Design for Haptic Sensation, Interaction and Display   2017-09-24
（4） “Robotic catheter with force sensing and haptic feedback”, for workshop on “Frontiers of Endoluminal Robotic Surgery”   2016-10-14
（5）invited speaker for the Special session in surgical robotics   2016-06-26
（6）Full Day Workshop on Safety for Human-Robot Interaction in Industrial Settings   2015-10-03
（7）Full-Day Workshop: Soft and stiffness-controllable robots for MIS   2014-09-14