About us

Computational Robotics and Manufacturing ​Lab (CRML) is led by Dr. Guoxin FANG, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

At CRML, we explore the intersection of computational science, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. By integrating geometry computing, physical modeling, artificial intelligence, and digital fabrication, we develop computational methods and robotic systems for next-generation manufacturing and smart devices.

Our current research focuses on three main directions: 
1. Robotic multi-axis spatial additive manufacturing;
2. Soft robotic system - with a focus on fabrication and sensor-based perception & proprioception
3. Multi-functional wearable devices - by personalized design and digital fabrication.

We are actively looking for self-motivated researchers at all career stages to join our group, including postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, MSc students, and undergraduate students. Please visit the Team page for more information. 

Selected Lab News

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  • [July, 2026] Lab PI, Dr. FANG join the The Symposium on Solid and Physical Modeling (SPM) conference 2026 as International Program Committee (IPC)  at Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye.
  • [June, 2026] Congrats to Jiasheng, Hailin, and Dezhao on successfully passing the CE exam and becoming PhD candidates!
  • [April, 2026] CRML group join theIEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2026) in Japan, present 2 work in the topics of tactile sensing and soft robot fabrication. Hailin received best fabrication award 🏆with the work of robotic embedded printing, ​congratulations!
  • [Nov, 2025] Welcome Mr. Yuliang LIUFU, join the group as a research assistant working on soft robot.
  • [Oct, 2025] CRML group join the IEEE/RSJ IROS ​2025 conference in Hangzhou, present 3 work in the topics of computer vision, soft robotics, and motion planning. Lab PI, Dr. FANG was invited to give a talk at workshop “How can Computational and Numerical Modeling Enable the Next Generation of Soft Robots?”.
  • [Sept, 2025] Two papers, ​"INF-3DP: Implicit Neural Fields for Collision-Free Multi-Axis 3D Printing", and "Curve-based slicer for multi-axis DLP 3D printing" have been accepted by ACM Transactions on Graphics, big ​congrats to the team! Both work will be presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 conference.
  • [​Sept, 2025] CRML group join the TCT Asia 3D printing exhibition in Shenzhen.
  • [Aug, 2025] Lab PI, Dr. FANG visit the National University of Singapore - Advanced Robotics Centre (NUS-ARC) and give a talk titled "Geometry-oriented design, modeling, and sensor-based control for soft robots", and visit Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUDT) and give a talk titled "Multi-axis 3D printing: advanced high-DOF manufacturing empowered by geometry computing".
  • [Aug, 2025] Welcome two PhD students, Mr. Zhikai SHEN and Mr. Chenyu XU, join the group!
  • [Aug, 2024]  Lab PI, Dr. FANG join the  International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE) 2024 at ​Washington, D.C., US.
  • [Aug, 2024] Welcome two PhD students, Mr. Jiasheng QU and Mr. Hailin Sun, join the group!
  • [Feb, 2024] Our work, "Exceptional mechanical performance by spatial printing with continuous fiber: curved slicing, toolpath generation and physical verification" has been accepted by Additive Manufacturing Journal

Contact us

Lab Address: G10 room, M.M.W. Engineering Building,
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin District, HK SAR of China
For general enquiry, please direct contact Lab PI via: guoxinfang@cuhk.edu.hk.