Prof. Wing-tak WONG, PolyU Deputy President and Provost (4th from left); Dr Miranda LOU, Executive Vice President (3rd from right); and Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) (3rd from left) invited Mr FANG Bing, alumnus and Co-founder of Hai Robotics (4th from right) to discuss the company's world-leading autonomous case-handling robotic system. They were joined by Dr WAI Hon-wah, Director of IC (2nd from left) and Associate Director Ir Dr Robert TAM (1st from left); Mr Kelvin WONG, Director of the Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (1st from right); and Prof LU Chao, Chair Professor of Fibre Optics at the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering (2nd from right).
The advanced Smart Delivery System jointly established by IC and Hai Robotics in AIR Lab officially went into operation.
The AIR Lab serves as a platform for promoting co-creation and innovation among teaching staff, young entrepreneurs and researchers from various disciplines.
Joining hands with Hai Robotics, PolyU officially launched the cutting-edge Smart Delivery System in IC's new Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab (AIR Lab). The Smart Delivery System aims to strengthen PolyU’s robotics education and encourage co-creation and innovation among students and researchers.
The AIR Lab is an innovative teaching and research platform, with a total area of 1,800 square metres. It is equipped with advanced robotic arms, robots, automatic guided vehicles, drones, as well as machine learning kits related to AI robotics and Industry 4.0. The Laboratory allows educators, students and researchers to explore various aspects of the emerging field of collaborative robotics, including application development, component fabrication, control system design, autonomous system development, and intelligent and AI algorithm design for robots.
The Smart Delivery System comprises three components: Hai Robotics’ Autonomous Case-handling Robot system, IC’s Autonomous Mobile Robots, and an enterprise resource planning software system. It will support researchers in developing various collaborative robot application technologies, and offer a communal logistics service for the Lab’s users, making the venue a living laboratory.
The AIR Lab currently houses 15 PolyU project teams that focus on the use of AI and robotic technologies in areas such as healthcare, rehabilitation, sports technology, engineering, energy, computing, and sustainability.
Demonstration of Smart Delivery System
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