News | 19 February 2020

// Specializing in construction robotics, Professor Lau said he was first attracted to robots during an open day at the University of Melbourne, his alma mater.  In his undergraduate days, he worked as a part-time research assistant in his professor’s laboratory, and that was when he first set his heart on a career in engineering research.

The humble and friendly researcher is noted for his ‘robotic arm’, which he brings with him to his classrooms and labs.  When he first introduced the robotic arms to his classroom, his students immediately sat up and took notice.  ‘It was a robotics class, so the robotic arm made sense to the students.’  He said that the idea of using a robotic arm to teach students was gleaned from real-life teaching. //

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