Recently, wearable electronic devices such as fitness watches and wristbands have emerged as a new platform for health monitoring. However, very few of such products have the capability to measure blood pressure (BP) due to the technical complexity in extracting reliable BP values.

Colour vision deficiency (CVD) refers to reduced ability in differentiating colours. Approximately 250 million people (about 4% of the human population) suffer from CVD. Persons with CVD are usually unable to clearly discriminate certain colours (e.g., red and green), thereby leading to misunderstanding, inconvenience, or even danger in daily life.

Vision-based Intelligent Forklift AGV System, a research project led by Prof. Liu Yun-hui, Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, and Director of CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute, is one of the most successful examples of a start-up assisted by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services of CUHK. The robotic technology enables a forklift truck to navigate and control its motion, and avoid obstacles independently.