{"id":3427,"date":"2026-02-12T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:46:05","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%80-thrilled-to-share-that-our-recent-work-has-been-honored-with-the-%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%af%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%80-thrilled-to-share-that-our-recent-work-has-been-honored-with-the-%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%af%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%b2\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\ude80 Thrilled to share that our recent work has been honored with the \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff \ud835\uddd4\ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1 at \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8 #\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd5\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde2\ud835\udfee\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff1 in Chengdu."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Paper: Contact-Aided Navigation of Flexible Robotic Endoscope Using Deep Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Stomach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udd2c Authors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/103371608\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/#\">Chi Kit Ng<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/103371608\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/#\">Huxin Gao<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/103371608\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/#\">Tianao Ren<\/a>, Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/103371608\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/#\">Jiewen Lai<\/a>, and Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/103371608\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/#\">Hongliang Ren<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf5\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigating flexible robotic endoscopes in the dynamic, deformable stomach environment is a grand challenge. Our proposed Contact-Aided Navigation (CAN) strategy, powered by deep reinforcement learning and force-feedback, achieved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 100% success rate in both static and dynamic simulated stomach environments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Average navigation error of just \ud835\udfed.\ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddfa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Robust generalization even under strong external disturbances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work highlights how \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddc \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude00-\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 can transform surgical robotics, enabling safer and more precise navigation in complex clinical environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the paper at https:\/\/lnkd.in\/g6KgZTdD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\ude4f Huge thanks to the team, collaborators, and the broader robotics community for the support and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQEA72Ef7dWChw\/feedshare-shrink_800\/B56ZsMcDNvIYAg-\/0\/1765440239743?e=1772668800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=ncJkiYlOg1GcDO_cW47jrMKQSBQjjDz1jpxO_w9lP8s\" alt=\"No alternative text description for this image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQFB1H4KD1E75A\/feedshare-shrink_800\/B56ZsMcDOdJsAg-\/0\/1765440240119?e=1772668800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=VsJL-94r53qUw2MWhQCNihncBRbzLk1OQkhtExtV9G4\" alt=\"No alternative text description for this image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQENSSbkKlQNgA\/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536\/B56ZsMcDOmKAAw-\/0\/1765440239503?e=1772668800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=SYvjmUaFvz-QhneGOXuIczO0EQgGaNMlQaOBSxh0jbo\" alt=\"No alternative text description for this image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQEvrqUqxNCCSA\/feedshare-shrink_1280\/B56ZsMcDOmHAAs-\/0\/1765440239413?e=1772668800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=8bJD1SVtoEO45z0D-gTJVvn0EXofpwgRnciKv_UFUs4\" alt=\"No alternative text description for this image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQGZ8mznqQfHSg\/feedshare-shrink_1280\/B56ZsMcDOyJsAw-\/0\/1765440239714?e=1772668800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=wT-qoD8FlaBK9BqE3ZJizhiJG1jSFssOTSqjHiYIX-k\" alt=\"No alternative text description for this image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D5622AQGGIpwMW15WJA\/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536\/B56ZsMcDOzHIA4-\/0\/1765440239675?e=1772668800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=IJqi2yY2-UtqvUpSX9v5ywwZvilWnHh1kMCbxBQFhd8\" alt=\"No alternative text description for this image\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Paper: Contact-Aided Navigation of Flexible Robotic Endoscope Using Deep Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Stomach \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udd2c Authors: Chi Kit Ng, Huxin Gao, Tianao Ren, Prof. Jiewen Lai, and Prof. Hongliang Ren \ud83d\udd0d \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf5\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01 \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00: Navigating flexible robotic endoscopes in the dynamic, deformable stomach environment is a grand challenge. Our\u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%80-thrilled-to-share-that-our-recent-work-has-been-honored-with-the-%f0%9d%97%a5%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%af%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%98%80-%f0%9d%97%95%f0%9d%97%b2\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3428,"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3427\/revisions\/3428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.labren.org\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}