Title: Key Technologies for Bionic Aerial-Aquatic Cross-Medium Robots

Speaker: Yu Junzhi

Time: Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 14:30

Venue: Lecture Hall 2, New Main Building Conference Center, Xueyuan Road Campus

Hosted by:

Association for Science and Technology, Beihang University

Chinese Association of Automation

Registration:

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Abstract:

Aerial-aquatic cross-medium robots combine multiple locomotion modes such as underwater cruising and aerial flight, breaking through the conventional design paradigms of traditional unmanned aerial vehicles and underwater robots. They effectively enhance environmental adaptability and greatly improve operational efficiency, attracting widespread attention both domestically and internationally. In nature, waterfowl, fish, and other organisms have evolved excellent cross-domain locomotion capabilities for foraging or evading predators, providing bionic paradigms for studying key technologies such as propulsion mechanisms and structural design of cross-medium vehicles. 

This presentation will analyze the adaptability challenges faced by current aerial-aquatic cross-medium robots in complex environments, systematically elaborate the latest research achievements in areas such as bionic high-speed underwater propulsion mechanisms based on fish tail swinging, cross-medium vehicle design, and aerial-aquatic cross-domain motion control, and offer forward-looking prospects for their diverse application scenarios.

About the Speaker:

Yu Junzhi is a Boya Distinguished Professor at Peking University, an IEEE Fellow, a CAA Fellow, and a national-level leading talent. His main research directions include intelligent robots, embodied intelligence, mechatronics, and computational intelligence.

He has published more than 300 academic papers in the fields of robotics and automation, including more than 200 IEEE Transactions papers. He holds 82 authorized invention patents and 6 U.S.patents. His honors include the second prize of the National Natural Science Award, the first prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Award, the first prize of the Jilin Science and Technology Progress Award, and the first prize of the Natural Science Award and the first prize of the Technological Invention Award from the Chinese Association of Automation.

Editor: Liu Tingting