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Under the guidance of Dr Lan, a team of three undergraduate students received the Infinite Potential Award (潛力無限獎) at the 2025 Innovation Arena (興創競技場), organised by the Startup @NCHU Innovation Center. The team developed a biomimetic rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle inspired by natural flight mechanisms, highlighting the practical potential of university-driven innovation and applied research.

Three undergraduate students supervised by Dr Lan received an Honourable Mention（佳作）in the Capstone Project (機械設計與製作專題) competition. Their project explored a bio-inspired ray system, applying ray-like propulsion principles to demonstrate the potential of biomimetic design in underwater robotics.

Two student teams supervised by Dr Lan received the Maker Potential Award (創客潜力獎) at the 2025 Makerthon – Technology Empowerment × Future-Making Competition (創客松-科技賦能x自造未來競賽). One team developed an aerial drone and the other a marine-inspired submersible vehicle, showcasing strong creativity and engineering capability.

Three undergraduates, supervised by Dr Lan, won 1st place at the 2025 Ocean Challenge (臺灣海洋國際青年論壇) with a manta ray-inspired underwater vehicle.

Under the guidance of Dr Lan, two student teams received awards at the 2025 Bionic Design Competition (仿生設計競賽) for their nature-inspired engineering projects. One team won a Merit Award (優選) for a bio-inspired stingray underwater vehicle, while the other received an Honourable Mention (佳作) for a butterfly-inspired micro air vehicle, highlighting the potential of biomimetic design for sustainable innovation.

Under the guidance of Dr Lan, a team of four students received the Infinite Potential Award (潛力無限獎) in the Creative Concept category at the 2024 Innovation Arena (興創競技場). Organised by the University’s Centre for Industry-Academia Collaboration, the competition promotes the translation of academic research and innovative ideas into practical industry applications.

The Mechanical Project Exhibition returned on 17 June at National Cheng Kung University, with 39 student teams presenting project-based engineering work. The exhibition highlighted the integration of mechanical engineering theory, creativity and collaborative innovation.