A joint team formed by the University of Macau (UM) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) achieved remarkable results at the 2023 World Robot Conference (WRC) – Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-Controlled Robot Contest. They won the championships in two out of five technical competitions: the SSVEP-Based BCI Competition and the BCI Attack-Security Competition, as well as the Overall First Prize. Additionally, the algorithm developed by the joint team was selected as the only entry for the BCI-Controlled Typing – Live Audience Touchscreen Input Speed Challenge, setting a record of 1.43 characters per second for this year’s World Robot Conference. Furthermore, Li Haobo, a first-year undergraduate student from the Faculty of Science and Technology, participated in the Youth Group Emotional BCI Competition and achieved first place in the preliminary round and Third Prize in the final.
The joint team consists of Tao Wei (Captain), Liu Xucheng, Yang Yi, Yang Zhengyuan, doctoral students from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau, and Wang Junlin, a doctoral student from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. The team is supervised by Associate Professor Wan Feng from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau and Associate Professor Hu Yong from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. UM has achieved outstanding results in the previous World Robot Contest – BCI Brain-Controlled Robot Contest, demonstrating its strong capabilities in both theoretical research and practical applications in the field of brain-computer interfaces. This research has received consistent support from the Science and Technology Development Fund of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the University of Macau over the years.
Since 2015, the World Robot Contest has been successfully held for eight editions, attracting over 200,000 participants from more than 20 countries worldwide. It is widely acclaimed as the “Olympic Games” in the robotics field by mainstream media and has received continuous guidance from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The contest has achieved international recognition for its various competition events and results. The BCI-Controlled Robot Contest, as a “Cutting-Edge” scientific research event within the World Robot Contest, has been successfully held for seven editions. The competition focuses on the application of BCI technology in areas such as medical rehabilitation, education, entertainment, consumer electronics, autonomous driving, and smart homes, aiming to promote the cross-industry integration and development of this technology with various sectors.
澳門大學和香港大學組成的聯合隊伍參加2023世界機器人大賽-BCI腦控機器人大賽，獲得技術賽五個單項賽中的枕葉腦機賽題和腦機對抗安全賽題兩項冠軍及綜合一等獎。同時，聯隊開發的演算法被唯一選擇參加腦控打字-現場觀衆觸屏輸入速度挑戰賽，以1.43字元/秒的成績創造了本年度世界機器人大會腦控打字紀錄。此外，科技學院電機與電腦工程系一年級本科生李浩博參加青年組情緒腦機賽項，獲預賽第一及決賽三等獎。
澳大-港大聯隊由澳門大學科技學院電機與電腦工程系博士生陶威（隊長）、劉旭程、楊毅、楊正元以及香港大學醫學院博士生王俊霖組成，指導老師爲澳門大學科技學院電機與電腦工程系萬峰副教授和香港大學醫學院胡勇副教授。在往屆世界機器人大賽-BCI腦控機器人大賽中，澳大已多次獲得優異成績，展示了大學在腦機介面領域理論研究和實踐應用方面的深厚實力。是項研究得到澳門特別行政區科學技術發展基金和澳門大學多年以來的大力支持。
自2015年起，世界機器人大賽已成功舉辦至第8屆，吸引了全球20多個國家20多萬名選手參賽，被譽爲機器人屆的“奧林匹克”，得到國家自然科學基金委員會的持續指導，並實現多個競賽項目大賽成績的國際互認。BCI腦控機器人大賽作爲世界機器人大賽中一項“高精尖”科研類賽事已成功舉辦7屆，競賽內容重點考察腦-機接口技術在醫療康復、教育、娛樂、消費電子、自動駕駛和智能家居等領域的應用成果，以實現該技術與各行業的跨越式融合發展。
From left: Yang Zhengyuan, Yang Yi, Professor Wan Feng, Tao Wei, Liu Xucheng; Front row: Li Haobo)
左起：楊正元，楊毅，萬峰教授，陶威，劉旭程；前排：李浩博