News and Events

A recent joint research by Dr. King LAI of the department and Prof Wenping Wang from HKU with title 'Intelligent Robotics for Elderly Assistance in Hong Kong' has brought remarkable changes to improve the quality of life of older adults in Hong Kong, a rapidly aging society.

These personalized wearable robots are integrated with intelligent sensors to improve the mobility and manipulability of elderly people or people in need, and will be evaluated for continuous improvement. The study is one of the projects funded by the University Grants Council (UGC) in the Theme-based Research Scheme 2020/21 under "Theme 4: Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong".

Press coverage:
(23 Jul 2020) 港大城大研可穿戴式機械人改善長者步行 [TOPick hket.com]
(23 Jul 2020) 港大城大獲撥款3,900萬 研可「着上身」機械人 [Apple Daily]
(24 Jul 2020) 兩大研「穿戴式」機械人助長者無柺杖走路 [文匯報]
(24 Jul 2020) 「穿戴」機器人助長者行走 [LionRock Daily]
(24 Jul 2020) 研資局撥款2.3億資助七科研項目 [大公報]
(23 Jul 2020) 城大及港大合作的助老智能機械人系統研究 [HK01]
(16 Jul 2020) Intelligent Robotics for Elderly Assistance in Hong Kong [UGC]