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Infinite Potential Award Secured at the 2025 Innovation Arena

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Undergraduate Team Receives Honourable Mention for Bio-Inspired Ray Project

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Ming-Han Wu Takes Third Place in AASRC Best Paper Award

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Ming-Han Wu, with co-author Yi-Hsi Yeh, supervised by Dr Lan, has secured third place in the Best Paper Award competition at the AASRC Conference. Their study examined how variations in wing phase shift affect thrust generation in a robotic dragonfly, offering insights that contribute to ongoing research in bio-inspired flight.

Two Teams Win Maker Potential Award at the 2025 Makerthon

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

1st Place at the 2025 Ocean Challenge

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Nature-Inspired Designs Win Awards in Bionic Design Competition

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Students Shine at the 2024 Innovation Arena

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Hsing-Yun Huang and Thanh Kim Hua Earn Honours at CSME

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Dr Lan’s students, Hsing-Yun Huang and Thanh Kim Hua, received Honourable Mentions (佳作) at the CSME Student Paper Competition for their research achievements. Their awards recognise innovative research contributions and reflect the strong academic mentorship within Dr Lan’s team.

Dr Lan and Dr Lai Collaborate to Unveil Conceptual Butterfly-Inspired Robot

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

At the 11th International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (ARIS 2023) in Taipei, Dr Lan and Dr Yu-Hsiang Lai presented research on butterfly-inspired robots. The study advances understanding of biological flight mechanisms and supports future unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development.