Highlights
Prof. Fukuda Visits Laboratory and Guides Students’ Research （2024/05/19）
MIRSLab at the 2022 HKUST Appreciation Reception (2022/12/12)
Theme: Design, manufacture, navigation, and control of the miniature robots for biopsy, diagnosis, and therapy in natural orifices of humans. MIRSLab’s aim is to push the size limit of biomedical instruments/devices/tools, to develop portable and miniature devices/tools/end-effectors for low-invasive biomedical operations.
MIRS presentation on Industry Engagement Day (2022/11/07)
Industry delegates visited MIRSLab on Industry Engagement Day. Prof. Shen and lab members introduced the newest advances of our research and discussed how miniature robotics will contribute to future technology and human life.
MIRS research projects presentation on HKUST Information Day (2022/11/05)
Social personnel visited MIRSLab on HKUST Information Day. Dr. Xiong Yang, Gen Li, and Tieshan Zhang gave talks about miniature robotic technologies for biomedical applications (e.g., capsule robot, submillimeter continuum robot, and drug delivery robot) and human-machine interactions (e.g., tactile sensor, grip sensor, and smart toothbrush). Visitors actively participated in manipulating these systems/devices and experienced an unforgettable trip.
Xiong Yang and Rong Tan are awarded the MatterAuthorSpotlight (2022/04/16)
We acquire a start-up capital of HK$100,000 in HK Tech 300 Seed Fund Presentation Ceremony. (2022/04/13)
Our team acquired a start-up capital of HK$100,000 in HK Tech 300 Seed Fund Presentation Ceremony. Congratulations!
Self-adaptive and efficient propulsion of Ray sperms at different viscosities enabled by heterogeneous dual helixes (2021/06/29)
Our work “Self-adaptive and efficient propulsion of Ray sperms at different viscosities enabled by heterogeneous dual helixes” has been published in PNAS and highlighted by CityU news.
Our research team is featured in the Asia Research News 2021 magazine. (2021/02/19)
An easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a magnetic spray was developed in a joint research led by a scientist from CityU. As the magnetic coating is biocompatible and can be disintegrated into powders when needed, this technology demonstrates the potential for biomedical applications.
An agglutinate magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into millirobots for biomedical applications (2021/02/03)
Our work “An agglutinate magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into millirobots for biomedical applications” has been published in Science Robotics. Congratulations to Rong Tan (right), Professor Shen (middle), Xiong Yang (left) and others who proposed this novel concept and technologytiny.
A bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions in both dry and wet conditions (2018/12/23)
Our work “A bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions in both dry and wet conditions” has been published in Nature Communications and has been reported by 30 medias. Congratulations to Professor Wang (front row, right), Professor Shen (front row, left) and other members who developed the novel tiny, soft robot.
All News
05/2024: We Successfully Hosted the 20th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO 2024)
01/2024: Congratulations to YU Tak Nok, Douglas for acquiring the 2nd Runner-up Award in mid-term FYP program!
12/2023: Congratulations to Hoonjoo RA for acquiring the Best UROP Mini-conference Paper Award!
02/2023: Our work “Flagellar/ciliary intrinsic driven mechanism inspired all-in-one tubular robotic actuator” has been accepted by Engineering. Congratulations to Jiaqi Miao, Tieshan Zhang and other co-authors!
01/2023: Our work “An on-wall-rotating strategy for effective upstream motion of untethered millirobot: principle, design and demonstration” has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Robotics. Congratulations to Liu Yang, Tieshan Zhang and other co-authors!
10/2022: Our work “Asymmetric soft-structure functional surface for intelligent liquids’ distinction, transportation, and reaction mixer” has been accepted by Advanced Functional Materials. Congratulations to Siqi Sun, Jiaqi Miao and other co-authors! (reported by “Frontier of Polymer Science”)
10/2022: Our work “Natural cilia and pine needles combinedly inspired asymmetric pillar actuators for all-space liquid transport and self-regulated robotic locomotion” has been accepted by ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations to Jiaqi Miao, Siqi Sun and other co-authors! (reported by “Chemistry and Materials Science”, “Polymer Technology”, “EngineeringForLife”)
09/2022: Our work “An insect-inspired terrains-adaptive soft millirobot with multimodal locomotion and transportation capability” has been accepted by Micromachines! Congratulations to Han Huang and other co-authors!
09/2022: Congratulations to Tieshan Zhang for acquiring the Outstanding Academic Performance Award!
09/2022: Congratulations to Tieshan Zhang, Jiaqi Miao, and Siqi Sun for acquiring the Research Tuition Scholarship!
08/2022: Congratulations to TAN Rong, YANG Liu and HUANG Han for passing their PhD thesis defense!
07/2022: Our work “Highly sensitive spherical cap structure‐based iontronic pressure sensors by a mold‐free fabrication approach” has been accepted by Smart Materials and Structures. Congratulations to Yifeng Tang and other co-authors!
07/2022: Our work “Milli-scale cellular robots that can reconfigure morphologies and behaviors simultaneously” has been accepted by Nature Communications. Congratulations to Xiong Yang and other co-authors!
07/2022: Our work “Soft tunable gelatin robot with insect-like claw for grasping, transportation, and delivery” has been accepted by ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Congratulations to Liu Yang!
07/2022: Our work “Natural gum-based electronic ink with water-proofing self-healing and easy-cleaning properties for directly on-skin electronics” has been accepted by Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Congratulations to Han Huang and other co-authors!
05/2022: Our work “Electrode array-free tactile sensor for addressable force sensing assisted by a neural network” has been accepted by ACS Applied Polymer Materials. Congratulations to Yuanyuan Yang and other co-authors!
05/2022: Our work “Functionalized spiral-rolling millirobot for upstream swimming in blood vessel” has been accepted by Advanced Science. Congratulations to Liu Yang and other co-authors!
04/2022: Congratulations to Xiong Yang for defensing his PhD thesis!
02/2022: Our work “Nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot with controllable anchoring and adaptive stepwise release functions” has been accepted by Matter. Congratulations to Rong Tan, Xiong Yang, and other co-authors!
01/2022: Our work “Magnetic-directed manipulation and assembly of fragile bioartificial architectures in the liquid–liquid interface” has been accepted by IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. Congratulations to Xiong Yang, Rong Tan, and other co-authors!
01/2022: Our work “A smartphone-based calibration-free portable urinalysis device” has been accepted by Journal of Central South University. Congratulations to Dong Guo and other co-authors!
11/2021: Our work “Magnetic Artificial Cilia Carpets for Transport, Mixing, and Directional Diffusion” has been accepted by Advanced Engineering Materials. Congratulations to Jiaqi Miao and other co-authors!
08/2021: Welcome Hao Ren, Siqi Sun and Yifeng Tang joining MIRSLab as Ph.D. students！
08/2021: Congratulations to Xiong Yang and Youcan Yan for acquiring the Outstanding Academic Performance Award!
08/2021: Congratulations to Tieshan Zhang, Gen Li and Jiaqi Miao for acquiring the Research Tuition Scholarship!
08/2021: Our work “Transparent Magnetic Soft Millirobot Actuated by Micro-Node Array” has been accepted by Advanced Materials Technologies. Congratulations to Gen Li and other co-authors!
07/2021: HK Tech 300 Seed Fund Presentation Ceremony: we acquire a start-up capital of HK$100,000.
06/2021: Our work “Self-adaptive and efficient propulsion of Ray sperms at different viscosities enabled by heterogeneous dual helixes” has been accepted by PNAS. Congratulations to Panbing Wang and other co-authors!
06/2021: Our work “Light‐Driven Carbon‐Based Soft Materials: Principle, Robotization, and Application” has been accepted by Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations to Yuanyuan Yang and other co-authors!
03/2021: Our work “Starfish inspired milli soft robot with omnidirectional adaptive locomotion ability” has been accepted by IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Congratulations to Xiong Yang and other co-authors!