Changsha, China, May 9, 2026 โ Professor Hongliang Ren from the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, was invited to speak at High-Level Talent Forum III during the 41st Youth Academic Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Automation (YAC2026).
At High-Level Talent Forum III, Professor Ren delivered an invited presentation titled โFlexible Robots and Embodied Intelligence for Minimally Invasive Intraluminal Procedures.โ His talk focused on recent advances in dexterous robotic motion generation and motion perception for image-guided minimally invasive procedures. He discussed how flexible robotic systems, multi-sensory perception, and embodied intelligence can support more precise, adaptable, and repeatable robotic intervention in confined anatomical environments.
Professor Renโs research spans medical embodied intelligence, biomedical and surgical robotics, intelligent control, medical mechatronics, soft continuum robots, soft sensors, and multi-sensory learning for medical robotics.
About YAC
YAC is a national annual academic conference organized by the Chinese Association of Automation and its Youth Working Committee. The 2026 conference was held in Changsha from May 8 to 10, 2026, and hosted by Hunan University. It brought together researchers, young scholars, graduate students, and professionals from automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, intelligent systems, and related disciplines. The conference provided a platform for presenting recent theoretical advances, emerging technologies, and interdisciplinary research outcomes.
