Academic Forum of the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education

1. Topic: Humanoid Robot Joint Technology: State-of-the-Art, Common Challenges and Industrial Breakthroughs

2. Time: 14:30, Friday, July 3, 2026

3. Venue: Room 521, Science and Technology Building

4. Speaker: Professor Shi Zhaoyao, Yangtze River Scholar of the Ministry of Education

Speaker Biography

Shi Zhaoyao is a professor at the College of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology. He was appointed as a Distinguished Yangtze River Scholar in 2011, awarded the Special Government Allowance of the State Council in 2014, and is a Strategic Science and Technology Talent of Beijing. He is a leading figure in China’s gear industry, an innovation talent and innovation team leader of China’s machinery industry.

He serves as a member of the National Industrial Foundation Expert Committee, member of ISO/TC60 (International Organization for Standardization Gears Committee), Chair of SAC/TC357 (National Technical Committee for Reducer Standardization), Vice Chair of SAC/TC52 (National Technical Committee for Gears Standardization), member of the Expert Committee of Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, member of the MIIT Technical Committee for Standardization of Humanoid Robots and Embodied Intelligence, member of IFToMM, Chair of the Mechanical Quantity Testing Instrument Branch of the China Instrument and Control Society, and Vice President of the Gear and Electric Drive Branch of the China General Machinery Components Association.

Professor Shi has won two Second Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, one First Prize of the Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award, four First Prizes or Grand Prizes of the China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award, and the Gold Award of China Good Design. At Beijing University of Technology, he founded the research field of precision measurement and precision transmission, whose achievements enjoy high reputation worldwide. His research covers precision transmission and machinery, precision reducers and robot joints, micro-gears and micro-manufacturing, measurement technology and instruments, accuracy theory and standards. He has solved multiple bottleneck technical problems and produced a series of innovative results widely applied in major equipment and consumer products, delivering sound economic and social benefits and advancing the development of relevant domestic industries. He has long engaged in international standard formulation to secure greater say for China. He has led the formulation of 8 national standards, participated in 18 international and national standards, obtained 126 authorized invention patents, published nearly 200 papers and 5 monographs.

All faculty members and postgraduate students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as undergraduates at the Sangpushan Campus, are required to attend. Teachers and students from the School of Engineering and other schools with interest are welcome.

School of Engineering Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education July 1, 2026