Two teams of Engineering students win gold prizes in the 9th China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

2023-12-22

Media Release

The following two teams of Engineering students win gold prizes in the 9th China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition:

Project Name – An Intelligent Robotic System for Neurosurgery

Under the supervision of Professor Cheng Shing-shin from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering and Professor George Wong Kwok-chu from the Department of Surgery, Yan Junyan and his team members, Qiu Yufu, Chen Jibiao and Fang Haiyang from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, have introduced the world’s first flexible robot with an intelligent navigation system for neurosurgery. The robot’s end effector can avoid damaging important functional areas of the brain and achieve a level of precision superior to the average neurosurgeon.

Project Name – Dexterous Multi-layer Rigid-flexible Hybrid Structure Robotic System

The project team comprising Wang Xuchen, Ng Wee-shen and Lin Hongbin has developed a series of multi-layer rigid-flexible hybrid structure robotic products that can dexterously perform difficult tasks in confined spaces, under the supervision of Professor Au Kwok-wai Samuel and Professor Ma Xin from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. These products include minimally invasive surgical robots for narrow physiological structures in ear, nose and throat surgery, as well as industrial robots for inspection and secondary machining of aerospace components with physically inaccessible or confined spaces.

The prizes were presented at the National & Greater Bay Area Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competitions – Hong Kong Regional Award Ceremony, which was organised by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association. For details, please refer to: https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-wins-seven-awards-at-the-national-greater-bay-area-youth-innovation-entrepreneurship-competitions-hong-kong-regional-award-ceremony-2023/.

Ms. Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (centre) presents the prize to Yan Junyan (right) and Qiu Yufu (left) of the project team “An Intelligent Robotic System for Neurosurgery”

Ms. Lillian Cheong presents the prize to Professor Ma Xin (far left), supervisor from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, and his students Wang Xuchen (second left) and Lin Hongbin (far right) of the project team “Dexterous Multi-layer Rigid-flexible Hybrid Structure Robotic System”