Industrial Embodied Intelligence Laboratory

IEI Laboratory aims to convergence AI, embedded systems and robotics, to enable the next-generation machines to perceive, reason, and act within physical indsutrial environments. It mainly focuses on three pillars: 1) Multimodal human-robot interaction/collaboration, 2) Cross-domain robotic few-shot skill learning, and 3) Foundation model-based embodied execution system. IEI held the grand vision and mission to establish the human-robot collaborative and embodied intelligent manufacturing systems, where human beings and robots can naturally interact, cost-effectively collaborate and even dynamically co-evolve as a socio-technical ecosystem.

The space located in CF402 serves as an open platform for collaboration, algorithm development, and simulation-based validation. Powered by physical AI simulation environments running on GPU servers and high-performance workstations, it supports the training, testing, and evaluation of algorithms in robot learning, reinforcement learning, embodied AI, motion planning, and intelligent control, accelerating the transition from virtual simulation to real-world robotic deployment.

Physical AI and Robot Learning Platform

The space located in Industrial Centre (W002) is an L-shaped laboratory divided into three research areas: Cooland, HumVe, and Glovity. Located at the front, Cooland focuses on intelligent manufacturing for aerospace and advanced equipment, using physics-informed AI and real-time physical field modeling. Its main facilities include an embodied multi-agent manufacturing platform with ABB IRB 1600 and IRB 2400 robots, a mobile manipulator equipped with a Linker Hand L20, UR5 and ABB IRB 1200 robots. HumVe, in the middle of the lab, explores human–vehicle interaction and advanced driver-assistance systems through foundation models and cognitive reasoning. Key equipment includes a Logitech driving cockpit and motion-capture systems. Glovity, located at the rear, develops precise and flexible robotic manipulation strategies for contact-intensive tasks and converts expert skills into deployable automation solutions. Its main equipment includes UR5, UR5e, Franka, and Realman dual-arm robots, as well as an intelligent robotic disassembly workstation.

Human-Robot Collaborative Dexterous Manipulation Platform

Multi-robot Collaborative Manufacturing Platform

Human-Vehicle Interaction Platform

Lab-in-Charge

• Ir Prof. Pai Zheng

International Academic Advisors

• Prof. Lihui Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
• Prof. Xun Xu, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Prof. Chun-Hsien Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Prof. Weiming Shen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Media Publicity

• 央视网：以人机共融赋能智能制造，在顶科论坛探寻可持续发展新路径
• 理大智造！突破工业5.0核心技术