MISSION

Our mission and dedication are to create intelligent systems that can autonomously operate in a complex and diverse environment, with multiple perception approaches. We are fascinated by novel robot concepts that are best adapted for acting with large-scale and dynamic environments and different terrains. We are furthermore keen to give them the intelligence to autonomously navigate in challenging environments. This includes novel methods and tools for human-robot interaction, perception, cognition, knowledge abstraction, mapping, learning, representation, planning, and execution.

To further explore our visions and achievements, please refer to our autonomous driving products at: unity-drive.com.

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NEWS

12 Dec 2022 |

Our Paper got the Best Poster Paper Award at ICEE 2022

Ming and Ho-Nam Yu participated ICEE 2022 in Seoul. Our paper got the Best Poster Award.


Our Paper got the Best Poster Paper Award at ICEE 2022

05 Sep 2022 |

Principal of HKUST (GZ) Visited IADC

Principal of HKUST (GZ), Prof. Lionel Ni, visited Intelligent Autonomous Driving Center (IADC) in HKUST Guangzhou.


Principal of HKUST (GZ) Visited IADC

05 Sep 2022 |

Congratulation to Hengli Wang and Peide Cai
Congratulations to Hengli Wang and Peide Cai, who successfully defended their PhD thesises and met the requirements for the award!
Congratulation to Hengli Wang and Peide Cai

30 Aug 2022 |

Ming Ranks 1st Among Chinese in AI 2000 Scholars in IROS

Congratulation! Ming ranks 26th globally in AI 2000 Scholars in IROS, and 1st in Chinese.

Alumni Dr. Lei Tai ranks 74th globally and 4th in Chinese.


Ming Ranks 1st Among Chinese in AI 2000 Scholars in IROS

02 Jun 2021 |

Ming Delivered Keynote Speech on ICRA 2021

Ming presented Keynote talk at ICRA 2021 in Xi’An.


Ming Delivered Keynote Speech on ICRA 2021

09 Apr 2021 |

Ming Invited by ICRA 2021 as Keynote Speaker

Ming will deliver keynote speech at ICRA 2021 this june. Everyone is welcome!


Ming Invited by ICRA 2021 as Keynote Speaker

17 Feb 2021 |

Congratulation to Muhammad Usman Maqbool

Congratulations to Muhammad Usman Maqbool, who successfully defended his PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award!


Congratulation to Muhammad Usman Maqbool

14 Jan 2021 |

Ming Received the Second Prize of the 2020 Guangdong Province Technology Invention Award

Ming received the Second Prize of the 2020 Guangdong Province Technology Invention Award.

Ming is awarded on works in “Research and Application of Low-cost Robot Localization and Navigation Technology”.

Official Publicity of the Awards


Ming Received the Second Prize of the 2020 Guangdong Province Technology Invention Award

10 Dec 2020 |

The Importance of Autonomous Systems in 2021

Ming Liu, IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society is interviewed by IEEE Transmitter on why autonomous systems will be important in 2021.

Original Report on IEEE Transmitter

19 Nov 2020 |

Congratulation to Yuying Chen

Congratulations to Yuying Chen, who successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award!

15 Nov 2020 |

Ming Received the First Prize of the 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Award

Ming received the First Prize of the 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Award.

Ming is awarded on works in “Key Technologies and Applications of Robot Multi-Dimensional Perception and Autonomous Control”.

The Shanghai Science and Technology Award for Technical Invention is granted to citizens or organizations that use scientific and technological knowledge to make major technical inventions in terms of product, process, material, system, etc.

Original News Report

Official Publicity of the Awards


Ming Received the First Prize of the 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Award

04 Nov 2020 |

HK's 1st self-driving car fruit of work with mainland

Hong Kong’s first self-driving car with a host of innovative functions was put into use during the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering groceries to residents and frontline workers at lockdown areas on the Chinese mainland.

Original News Report from Chinadaily


HK's 1st self-driving car fruit of work with mainland

09 Oct 2020 |

Congratulation to Haoyang Ye

Congratulations to Haoyang Ye, who successfully defended his PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award!

03 Apr 2020 |

Hercules presented by IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum wrote a report “Robot Vehicles Make Contactless Deliveries Amid Coronavirus Quarantine” presenting the achievement and technology power behind the autonomous logistic vehicle, Hercules, powered by Unity-Drive and RAM-LAB.


Hercules presented by IEEE Spectrum

02 Apr 2020 |

Ming interviewed by HKUST

Ming interviewed by HKUST. Forging New Paths:Autonomous Vehicles Developed by HKUST Engineering Professor Serve the Community during COVID-19 Outbreak in Mainland China.


Ming interviewed by HKUST

12 Mar 2020 |

Autonomous Logistic Vehicle, Hercules, Providing Contact-less Goods Transportation

An autonomous logistic vehicle, Hercules powered by Unity-Drive, has been providing contact-less goods transportation during the COVID-19 Outbreak.

“Hercules” demonstrates its capability in the urban environment. Thanks for the effort of colleagues in Unity-Drive and RAM-LAB.

01 Mar 2020 |

Welcome New Ph.D and MPhil Students to RAM-LAB

Welcome new Ph.D. students Fulong Ma, Jie Cheng, and Yilong Zhu, new MPhil students Xupeng Xie joinning on Mar, 2020.

07 Dec 2019 |

Dr. Yuxiang Sun received the Best Paper Award in IEEE-ROBIO 2019 conference

Dr. Yuxiang Sun received the 2019 IEEE-ROBIO Best Paper Award with paper “Accurate Lane Detection with Atrous Convolution and Spatial Pyramid Pooling for Autonomous Driving”!


Dr. Yuxiang Sun received the Best Paper Award in IEEE-ROBIO 2019 conference

16 Aug 2019 |

Welcome New Ph.D and MPhil Students to RAM-LAB

Welcome new Ph.D. students Zhenhua Xu, Lu Gan, Yingbing Chen, and Yuxuan Liu, new MPhil students Bohuan Xue and Yutong Wang joinning on Aug, 2019.