Welcome to the Robotics and Medical Systems (RaMS) Laboratory

Located in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of California Riverside, the RaMS lab focuses on soft and compliant robots to address fundamental challenges in a variety of medical and agricultural applications, such as minimally invasive surgery, cancer detection, drug delivery, rehabilitation, and harvesting. Specifically, our research is targeted towards:

• Imaging-Guided Surgical Robots
• Fluidic Soft Robots
• Tendon-Driven Robots
• Smart Material Robots
• Medical Devices

Highlights

Postdoc Position Opening

by Jun Sheng | July 7, 2025

We have an opening for a 3-year postdoc position on an NIH project. Please check details here.

Receiving the NIH NINDS RO1 Award for Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma!

by Jun Sheng | July 7, 2025

We're thrilled to announce that we've been awarded a 5-year RO1 award by the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neurosurgical evacuation of intracerebral hematoma. The interdisciplinary team spans across three institutions - City of Hope (PI: Dr. Behnam Badie), UC Riverside, and Loma Linda University.

Welcome Aadya for Summer Research

by Jun Sheng |  July 1, 2025 

Welcome Aadya Penchala to join RAMS for summer research. She is supported by the UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program . She is working on a soft surgical robotics project!

Vinesh Winning the Undergraduate Research Award

by Jun Sheng | May 27, 2025 

We’re excited to share that Vinesh has been awarded the Undergraduate Research Award in recognition of his outstanding work and contributions to research in our lab. Congratulations to Vinesh!

Saeed Winning the Dissertation Fellowship Year Award (DYFA)

by Jun Sheng | April 22, 2025 

Congratulations to Saeed for winning the Dissertation Fellowship Year Award (DYFA)! This well-deserved recognition reflects your outstanding innovation, technical excellence, and dedication to impactful research.

Hengjie's PhD Defense

by Jun Sheng |  April 1, 2025

Congratulations to Hengjie on completing his oral defense and becoming a PhD in Electrical Engineering! 

Daniel, Steven, and Annabelle Winning UCR Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant

by Jun Sheng |  Jan 25, 2025 

Congratulations to Daniel, Steven, and Annabelle for winning UCR undergraduate research Mini-Grant to support their projects on medical and agricultural soft robots! 

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