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.