DINGYI GU Senior Software Engineer (Robotics) Email: gu002913 [at] outlook.com

About Me

Robotics Software Engineer with 4+ years developing motion planning and control algorithms for surgical robotic systems. Skilled in collision-free trajectory generation, real-time stereo-vision sensor fusion, end-to-end calibration workflows, and robust C++ software development under strict system requirements. Driven to apply engineering rigor and system-level thinking to diverse robotic platforms in dynamic environments.

What's New

• (Oct, 2023) Joined Medtronic, where I’m currently developing a spine robotic guidance system — continuing my pursuit of innovative and impactful solutions in surgical robotics.
  

• (Jun, 2023) Successfully passed design verification and completed our first animal testing on the robotic hair transplantation system at MicroPort MedBot, marking a major milestone before moving on to new challenges.
  

• (Mar, 2021) Joined MicroPort MedBot, where I started to develop a robotic hair transplantation system. Motivated by a desire to drive innovation from concept to verification.
  

• (Dec, 2020) Received my Master of Science degree from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN), specializing in robotics and system control.
  

• (Jun, 2018) Graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).
  

Professional Experience

• Medtronic, China | Oct 2023 - present
  Senior Software Engineer (Robotics)

• MicroPort MedBot, China | Mar 2021 - Sept 2023
  Algorithm Engineer (Robotics)

• University of Minnesota Twin Cities(UMN), USA | Jul 2019 - Apr 2020
  Graduate Research Assistant

Education

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities(UMN), USA | Dec 2020
  

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University(SJTU), China | Jun 2018
  

• Visiting Undergraduate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(UIUC), USA | Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

Publications

• Development of an Image-Guided Robotic System for Automated Hair Transplantation
  Zhiyi Jiang, Dingyi Gu(co-first), Ling Liao, Yipeng Guo, Linfei Xiong
  IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), 2023
  

• Control Method of Stereo-Vision Based Robotic Hair Transplantation System
  Dingyi Gu, Zhiyi Jiang et al.,
  China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), CN 115179294 A, 2022
  

• Hair Extraction Result Prediction Method
  Zhiyi Jiang, Dingyi Gu et al.,
  China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), CN 115192194 A, 2022
  

• Surgical Instruments and Surgical Robot
  Dingyi Gu, Qiming Zhang et al.,
  China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), CN 113974838 A, 2021

Professional Services

• Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics(ICARM) | 2023
  

• Teaching Assistant, MATS 2001/2002, UMN | Fall 2020
  

• Member of Graduate Council in Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMN | 2019
  

• Student Tech Support Services (2226) for the UNITE Distributed Learning, UMN | 2018 - 2019
  

• Volunteer Group Leader, Shanghai Marathon 2014

Honors & Awards

• Eaglet Talent Award(5%), Shanghai MicroPort Medical Robot Group Co.,Ltd. | 2023

• Departmental Graduate Assistantship, UMN | 2019-2020

• ELP1, Spoken English Test for Teaching Assistants(SETTA), UMN | 2019

• Level B, Merit Student Scholarship, SJTU | 2017