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Hello, I am a robotics researcher with the research interest in modular robotics. I obtained my Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, under the supervision of Prof. Tin Lun LAM . Prior to that, I completed my undergraduate degree at the China University of Mining and Technology.

News

[08/2024] Two papers accepted by International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)!

[08/2024] Received the Best Poster Award at the 5th Annual Conference of the China Robotics Society（中国机器人学术年会最佳海报奖）.

[07/2024] I successfully defended my PhD!

[11/2023] Achieved First Prize in the SSE Doctoral Research Award.

[10/2023] Received the Excellent Poster Award at the Graduate Research Forum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

[10/2023] Our work “DISG” was featured in IEEE Spectrum!

[08/2023] One paper accepted by IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)!

[06/2023] One paper accepted by IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2023!

[07/2022] One paper accepted by IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)!

[02/2022] Two papers accepted by IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2022!

[10/2021] Selected for the AIRS Talent PhD Research Program 2021.

Publications

• Guanqi Liang, Di Wu, Yuxiao Tu, Tin Lun Lam, “Decoding Modular Reconfigurable Robots: A Survey on Mechanisms and Design,” International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2024.

• Di Wu, Guanqi Liang, Yuxiao Tu, Lijun Zong, Tin Lun Lam, “Linear-Time Quasi-Static Stability Detection for Modular Reconfigurable Robots,” International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2024.

• Guanqi Liang, Lijun Zong, Tin Lun Lam, “DISG: Driving-Integrated Spherical Gear Enables Singularity-Free Full-Range Joint Motion,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 2023.

• Lijun Zong, Guanqi Liang, Tin Lun Lam, “Kinematics Modeling and Control of Spherical Rolling Contact Joint and Manipulator,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 2023.

• Rong Ou*, Guanqi Liang*, Tin Lun Lam, “FPECMV: Learning-based Fault-Tolerant Collaborative Localization under Limited Connectivity,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems(IROS), 2023

• Guanqi Liang, Yuxiao Tu, Lijun Zong, Junfeng Chen, Tin Lun Lam, “Energy Sharing Mechanism for a Freeform Robotic System - FreeBOT,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA), 2022.

• Yuxiao Tu, Guanqi Liang, Tin Lun Lam*, “FreeSN: A Freeform Strut-node Structured Modular Self-reconfigurable Robot - Design and Implementation,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA), 2022.

• Yuxiao Tu, Guanqi Liang, Tin Lun Lam*, “Graph Convolutional Network based Configuration Detection for Freeform Modular Robot Using Magnetic Sensor Array,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA), 2021.

• Junjie Hu, Xiyue Guo, Junfeng Chen, Guanqi Liang, Fuqin Deng, Tin Lun Lam, “A Two-stage Unsupervised Approach for Low Light Image Enhancement,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021.

• Guanqi Liang, Haobo Luo, Ming Li, Huihuan Qian, Tin Lun Lam, “FreeBOT: A Freeform Modular Self-reconfigurable Robot with Arbitrary Connection Point - Design and Implementation,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems(IROS), 2020, 988-995. [IROS Best Paper Award on Robot Mechanisms and Design]

• Haobo Luo, Ming Li, Guanqi Liang, Huihuan Qian, Tin Lun Lam, “An Obstacle-crossing Strategy Based on the Fast Self-reconfiguration for Modular Sphere Robots,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems(IROS), 2020, 3296-3303.

• Ming Li, Guanqi Liang, Haobo Luo, Huihuan Qian, Tin Lun Lam, “Robot-to-Robot Relative Pose Estimation based on Semidefinite Relaxation Optimization,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems(IROS), 2020, 4491-4498.

Awards

• Best Poster Award, The 5th Annual Conference of the China Robotics Society, 2024

• AIRS Talent PhD Scholarship, Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, 2021

• AIRS Talent PhD Scholarship, Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, 2020

• IROS Best Paper Award on Robot Mechanisms and Design, IROS, 2020

• National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, 2018

• National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, 2017

• National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China, 2016

Press

• IEEE Spectrum: Metal Spheres Swarm Together to Create Freeform Modular Robots.

• NHK: 世界!オモシロ学者のスゴ動画祭2：可能性は無限大！夢の合体ロボ！

• Engadget: Magnetic FreeBOT orbs work together to climb large obstacles.

• TechXplore: Magnetic FreeBOT balls make giant leap for robotics.

• DeepTech: 《超能陆战队》磁性球体机器人成真？中国内地高校近十年来首获机器人顶会IROS最佳论文奖

• 机器人大讲堂: 现实版《超能陆战队》：港中深「新型自重构机器人」获IROS最佳机器人设计提名

Service

Reviewer

• Science Robotics (SR)

• International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)

• IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)

• Journal of Field Robotics (JFR)

• IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)

• IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

• IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)