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most citedFrom Decision to Action in Surgical Autonomy: Multi-Modal Large Language Models for Robot-Assisted Blood Suction

24 citations · 40 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.RO2026

CRESSim-Neo: A Batched GPU Simulation Engine for Surgical Robotics and Robot Learning

Yafei Ou, Ahnaf Naheen, Tleukhan Mussin +3

We introduce CRESSim-Neo, a batched GPU simulation engine for surgical robotics and robot learning. CRESSim-Neo combines position-based simulation of rigid bodies, deformable tissu…

cs.RO2026

Simulation of Surgical Suturing Using Position-Based Dynamics and the Material Point Method for Robot Reinforcement Learning

Tleukhan Mussin, Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli

Recent advances in robotics research have created a strong demand for high-performance simulators. Surgical robotics simulation faces unique challenges due to the need to model div…

cs.RO2025★ 2 cited

CRESSim-MPM: A Material Point Method Library for Surgical Soft Body Simulation with Cutting and Suturing

Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli

A number of recent studies have focused on developing surgical simulation platforms to train machine learning (ML) agents or models with synthetic data for surgical assistance. Whi…

cs.RO2024★ 2 cited

Learning Autonomous Surgical Irrigation and Suction with the da Vinci Research Kit Using Reinforcement Learning

Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli

The irrigation-suction process is a common procedure to rinse and clean up the surgical field in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). In this process, surgeons first irrigate liquid,…

cs.RO2024★ 24 cited

From Decision to Action in Surgical Autonomy: Multi-Modal Large Language Models for Robot-Assisted Blood Suction

Sadra Zargarzadeh, Maryam Mirzaei, Yafei Ou +1

The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has impacted research in robotics and automation. While progress has been made in integrating LLMs into general robotics tasks, a noticeabl…

cs.RO2024★ 12 cited

A Realistic Surgical Simulator for Non-Rigid and Contact-Rich Manipulation in Surgeries with the da Vinci Research Kit

Yafei Ou, Sadra Zargarzadeh, Paniz Sedighi +1

Realistic real-time surgical simulators play an increasingly important role in surgical robotics research, such as surgical robot learning and automation, and surgical skills asses…