ID: NEWS2025-No.6

Time: June 01–07, 2025

Place: Toyama and Kusatsu, Japan

Event: From June 1 to June 4, the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (IEEE RCAR 2025) is held at the Toyama International Conference Center, Japan. Prof. Qiquan Quan, Prof. Gangfeng Liu, and Ph.D. candidate Bo Tang attend the academic conference. Prof. Qiquan Quan serves as the Program Co-Chair for the conference. Ph.D. candidate Tang Bo delivers an academic lecture titled “Design of a quadrotor flying robot capable of Mars rock sample collection.”

On June 5th and 6th, Prof. Qiquan Quan, Prof. Gangfeng Liu, and Ph.D. candidate Bo Tang visit Cloud Robotics laboratory, Actuation laboratory and Soft Robotics laboratory at Ritsumeikan University. They engage in extensive discussions with the Ph.D. candidates from China about the development and research of robotics technology.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2025-No.5

Time: May 26, 2025

Place: Harbin, China

Event: On May 25, 2025, the AMT Laboratory holds a camping BBQ at Amilia Manor Camping Site. Prof. Qiquan Quan presents graduation gifts to the soon-to-be graduates, Shengyu Hou, Ziyuan Yu, Haoyu Zheng, Le Qi, and Hanxin Wang. Hanxin Wang is awarded for an excellent undergraduate thesis. During the camp, Kaijie Zhu performs songs for everyone, and Shengyu Hou wins 1st place in the watermelon-eating contest. During this rare leisure time, everyone enjoyed a fulfilling and happy day together through games and collaborative activities.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2025-No.4

Time: May 14, 2025

Place: Changchun, China

Event: On May 8, 2025, Prof. Qiquan Quan is invited to participate in the rules seminar for the 4th Standard Innovation Competition for College Students held in Changchun, Jilin. Prof. Quan engages in discussions regarding the establishment and improvement of the competition rules draft. Alongside other attending experts, Prof. Quan provides relevant suggestions on aspects such as organizational development, scale enhancement, and building the influence of competition, thereby creating a more fair and professional evaluation environment for standardization talents in universities.

Link: The Rules Seminar for the 4th Standard Innovation Competition for College Students

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2025-No.3

Time: April 19, 2025

Place: Harbin, China

Event: On April 19, Prof. Qiquan Quan and the graduate students of the AMT laboratory enjoy a sumptuous dinner at Chu Zhang Gui. During the dinner, Prof. Quan shares the journey of establishing the laboratory’s website and advises the students to think about their future career directions while pursuing their graduate studies.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2025-No.1

Time: January 21, 2025

Place: Harbin, China

Event: On January 21, 2025, Prof. Qiquan Quan, the research secretary Ms. Bo Wang, engineers Mr. Zhijun Yu, Ms. Meiling Yu, Ms. Tingting Liu, Mr. Hui Zhu, and Mr. Haoyu Wang from the AMT Laboratory, gather at Haitianshengyan Restaurant to celebrate the upcoming New Year.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2024-No.9

Time: November 28, 2024

Place: Beijing, China

Event: On November 28, 2024, at the invitation of Dr. Chuantao Hou, director of Science & Technology on Reliability & Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Prof. Qiquan Quan delivers an academic presentation at the Beijing Institute of Structure and Environment Engineering. During his visit, he engages in in-depth technical discussions with experts from the key laboratory.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2024-No.8

Time: November 26, 2024

Place: Nanjing, China

Event: On November 26, 2024, the key research and development project titled “Development and application demonstration of mine disaster detection robots,” jointly proposed by China University of Mining and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nanjing University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, and the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, under the “Major Natural Disaster Prevention and Public Safety” program, successfully passes the defense and is awarded funding.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2024-No.6

Time: October 20, 2024

Place: Harbin, China

Event: On the evenings of October 19 and 20, 2024, Prof. Qiquan Quan and the students from the AMT Laboratory enjoy a relaxed and joyful dinner at a Swedish-style restaurant in IKEA. During the meal, Prof. Qiquan Quan and the group take a break from the fatigue of their academic work, engaging in enriching and pleasant discussions.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2024-No.5

Time: June 16, 2024

Place: Harbin, China

Event: On June 14, Mr. Zuoxin Zhou, the commander-in-chief of Tianwen-3 along with his delegation come to visit the Research Center of Aerospace Mechanism and Control at Harbin Institute of Technology.

Mr. Zhou presents the overall implementation plan for the Tianwen-3 Mars exploration mission. On behalf of the research team, Mr. Qiquan Quan puts forward the research progress on the Mars rotorcraft. Mr. Peng Liu reports on the research progress of the vision navigation for the Mars rotorcraft. Academician Zongquan Deng of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, together with the research team conduct in-depth technical exchanges and discussions with Mr. Zhou along with his delegation concerning the Mars rotorcraft.

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.

ID: NEWS2024-No.2

Time: March 25, 2024

Place: Harbin, China

Event: Professor Shugen Ma from the Thrust of Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) visited Harbin Institute of Technology at the invitation of Professor Zongquan Deng for an academic exchange. During the visit, Professor Ma delivered a lecture titled “From Study of Biomimetic Robotics to Design of Environment-Adaptive Robotic Mechanisms”. The lecture took place on the 25th from 10:00 to 11:30 at Room K723 in the Technology Innovation Building (TIB).

This article is contributed by Bo Tang.