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2025

Fusing AI and Robotics: The Future of Smarter Healthcare is Within Reach
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Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Technology, Global Health Technology, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Fusing AI and Robotics: The Future of Smarter Healthcare is Within Reach
Global healthcare is facing a wide range of challenges, including ageing populations and an increase in chronic diseases, which are putting immense strain on healthcare systems. The demand for advanced medical technologies like less invasive and more precise surgical tools has never been more urgent. The situation prompted a global wave of innovation in micro-scale medical robotics designed to assist clinicians with unprecedented accuracy and effectiveness.  This ambition drives Professor SHEN Yajing and his research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)’s Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering on their journey toward medical innovation. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technologies, they have recently developed three pioneering smart medical devices for health monitoring, surgical assistance, and rehabilitation, ushering in a new era of smart healthcare.
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News
Innovation, Healthcare Technology, Research and Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Student Innovation
HKUST Unicorn Day Unites Global Innovators to Turn Bold Ideas into Impact
Nearly 1,300 global investors, industry leaders and government and academia representatives from over a dozen countries converged at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for Unicorn Day – now one of the largest entrepreneurial events in Hong Kong’s higher education sector. Attendees explored partnerships and exchanged ideas to drive innovation. 
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Drones, Robotics
Government Launches Regulatory Sandbox Pilot Projects at HKUST
The Government announced today (March 20) the list of the first batch of low-altitude economy (LAE) Regulatory Sandbox pilot projects, which will be rolled out progressively, to enable members of the public to "see and feel" the tangible benefits of the LAE. These projects will also allow the Government and relevant sectors to simulate diversified scenarios, multiple air routes and overarching low-altitude airspace management matters, while accumulating data and experience to guide the work on multiple fronts including regulations, infrastructure, and applications.
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Robotics, Biomedical Engineering
HKUST Develops World’s Smallest Multifunctional Biomedical Robot for Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment
Researchers from the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have successfully developed the world’s smallest multifunctional biomedical robot, which is 60% smaller than current models. Capable of imaging, high-precision motion, and multifunctional operations like sampling, drug delivery, and laser ablation, the robot offers competitive imaging performance and a tenfold improvement in obstacle detection, paving the way for robotic applications in narrow and challenging channels of the human body, such as the lung’s end bronchi and the oviducts.

2022

News
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Big Data
HKUST and HKPC Launch Joint Research Lab for Industrial AI and Robotics Fostering Intelligent & Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial I&T Talent Development

2021

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Donation, University Development, Research, Robotics
HKUST Receives HK$100 Million from Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation
The gift will help us continue to break new ground and nurture the right talent to assist the economic and social development of Hong Kong and beyond.
Prof. Pascale Fung: Woman Engineer Defies All Odds
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Women in Engineering, Women / Gender, Artificial Intelligence, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Careers, Robotics, Data Science
Prof. Pascale Fung: Woman Engineer Defies All Odds
Known for her outstanding achievements in artificial intelligence, Professor Pascale FUNG’s contributions go beyond her research breakthroughs and the building of intelligent systems. Having been teaching at HKUST for 24 years, Prof. Fung is also a female role model. This article is an exchange of views between a female engineering student and an AI expert about their upbringing as well as female perspective in engineering and life pursuit. As an engineering undergraduate myself, I was lucky enough to speak to Prof. Fung, which I never had a chance before. I was a little nervous while waiting for her for the interview. But when Prof. Fung walked into the room, I was amazed by her strong sense of enthusiasm and more importantly, confidence. I instantly knew that I was going to learn so much from her.

2019

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Robotics, Award
Hong Kong's First Winning Humanoid Robots Dancing to K-pop
HKUST became the first Hong Kong team to win in sports dance category of Intelligent Robot Contest in Seoul.