Innovation Wing Showcase Workshop Series
Workshop 2
Intelligent Robot and IoT

Date: September 12, 2024 (Thursday)
Session 1: 2:30-3:30pm
Session 2: 3:30-4:30pm
Venue: Brainstorming Area, Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One

About the Recruitment Talk

Innovation Academy is looking for a new batch of Full-time Temporary Student Research Assistant(s) (SRA) for Summer 2024 in the following fields:

1. Robotics
2. Generative
3. Internet of Things

The Students Research Assistant(s) will participate in the application development projects in the respective areas with other academic disciplines or industry partners, as coordinated by the Innovation Academy.  They will also involve in designing and delivering workshops.

In this recruitment talk, supervisors and the current SRAs of each stream will share about the internship experience, as well as their existing and upcoming projects.

Details

Get ready for an exciting workshop featuring the latest student projects in the fields of Intelligent Robot and Internet of Things (IoT). Our Student Research Assistants have been working hard on interesting projects that are sure to pique your interest. Come join us to have a first-hand experience and discover the possibilities of these projects!

Date: September 12, 2024 (Thursday)
Session 1: 2:30-3:30pm
Session 2: 3:30-4:30pm
Venue: Brainstorming Area, Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU

All HKU staff and students are welcome to join!

Innovation Academy is looking for a new batch of Full-time Temporary Student Research Assistant(s) (SRA) for Summer 2024 in the following fields:

1. Robotics
2. Generative AI
3. Internet of Things

The Students Research Assistant(s) will participate in the application development projects in the respective areas with other academic disciplines or industry partners, as coordinated by the Innovation Academy.  They will also involve in designing and delivering workshops.

In this recruitment talk, supervisors and the current SRAs of each stream will share about the internship experience, as well as their existing and upcoming projects.

Project Directions

There are three main projects areas for our student research assistants:

  1. Robotics:
    motion planning and control, computer vision for robotics, and human-robot interface
  2. Generative Artificial Intelligence:
    LLM fine-tuning, AI agents, AI and robotics, computer vision, and story generation
  3. Internet of Things:
    wearable devices and devices for smart living, sensor networks, database, machine learning
Workshop Outline
Session Details
Project Overview
Introduction to all four Intelligent Robot and IoT projects
• Robotic Arm
• Autonomous Rover
• Hexapod
• IoT
Project Demo Tour
Participants will be guided to explore various projects and have the opportunity to experience them first-hand
• Q&A session
Hands-on Experience
Participants may have hands-on experience on the project demos.
Useful Links

HKU AI for Smart Robotics Team