The Intelligent Healthcare & Autonomous Robotics (iHEAR) Lab is located in the campus of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-SZ). The iHEAR Lab is dedicated to pioneering cutting-edge research intersecting robotics, artificial intelligence and next-generation healthcare technology, targeting smart robotic surgeries, intelligent human-robot & robot-environment interaction, and advanced assistive devices & AI in medicine. Particularly, iHEAR Lab pushes the boundaries of the following major research directions:
· Robot autonomy in minimally-invasive surgery
· Multi-robot planning and control in complex environment
· Embodied AI in healthcare application
· Medical robotic system design and validation
The iHEAR Lab comprises a multidisciplinary team of brilliant researchers, engineers, and medical experts. With strong collaborations across academia, industry, and medical institutions, it is not just shaping the future of medical robotics and intelligent systems—we are redefining it. Join us in building a smarter, healthier world.
——Fangxun Zhong, Director of iHEAR Lab, Assistant Professor, SSE, CUHK(SZ)
Interaction-reactive framework for safe manipulation of unknown heterogeneous soft objects
Hybrid servoing of surgical needle for interactive robotic tissue suturing
Integrated planning and control of robotic surgical instruments for laparoscopy
Markerless hand-eye calibration of a surgical robotic instrument using interactive perception
Autonomous hand-eye calibration with point visual cue and limited workspace
Automatic deformation control of soft tissue for needle insertion