题目：Robotics-assisted structural assembly and construction

报告人：Prof. Yu Bai, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University

时间：2025年12月23日，上午10：00-11：30

地点：西六楼312会议室

邀请人：刘华北教授

Short bio:

Prof. Yu Bai received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University, and his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He currently holds a full professorship in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Australia. His research efforts are dedicated to the development of connections and systems for structural assembly, using complementary material advantages such as fibre polymer composites and through modern building technologies such as modular construction and robotic construction. He has published over 200 research papers in these fields and received more than 14,000 citations in his academic career. His research work has led to the completion of the handbook for the design of modular structure. He has served as lead chief investigator for multiple research projects awarded by the Australian Research Council, including a recent large project focused on the multi-robot system for structural assembly and construction automation.

Brief introduction:

Civil construction often involves craft-based and labour-extensive processes intensively. The methods of construction therefore become quite important for the sustainable development of the industry. In recent years, many sectors have made significant advancements through automation and robotic technologies, aiming to speed up, optimise and economise production. The construction industry can benefit from such advancements. This talk will present our recent and ongoing research activities for better design and smarter construction, particularly through design for manufacturing and assembly and modular construction and design for robotic construction. The development of our multiscale robotic system will be introduced including the large-scale and high-payload robot, medium-scale collaborative robots and mobile robots, alongside the software platform used for simulations. These advancements may hold the potential to elevate prefabrication to made-to-measure structural assembly and even enable automated construction of load-carrying structures.