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The Multi-Scale Embodied Intelligence (MSEI) Lab pioneers trustworthy embodied AI that operates reliably across physical scales. We create intelligent robotic systems spanning micro-scale biomedical manipulation and macro-scale dexterous interaction, enabling machines to perceive, learn, and act with high precision in real-world, safety-critical settings. Our aim is to advance technologies for personalised homecare and healthcare, from lab automation to assistive and surgical robotics.

If you are interested in our Microrobotics Work, please check: 

https://zhangrobotics.com/msei_website/

Research Vision​

We explore human-centred embodied intelligence, focusing on how robots achieve autonomy and adaptivity through the integration of perception, action, and physical interaction. While advances in artificial intelligence enable powerful general-purpose reasoning, real-world environments remain uncertain, dynamic, and often safety-critical. Our vision is to design robots that can sense precisely, act robustly, and learn through direct interaction with their surroundings, while remaining transparent, intuitive, and responsive to human needs.​

Latest News

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  • [02/2026]    Congrats, Zongcai, Kangyi, Lan! Paper was accepted by Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

  • [01/2026]    Dandan served as a panel member for a roundtable discussion at the World Model Forum

  • [01/2026]    Dandan gave an invited talk at 7th UK Manipulation workshop in Edinburgh

  • [01/2026]    Thank you, @Lan, for helping me design a new website for dissemination of our microrobotics research.
                           https://zhangrobotics.com/msei_website/​

  • [01/2026]    Congrats, 6 papers accepted by 2026 ICRA!

  • [01/2026]    Dandan was invited to give a talk and join a panel discussion at the RoboSoft 2026 workshop in Kanazawa, Japan

  • [12/2025]    Congrats, 1 paper accepted by Advanced Intelligent System! Thanks to the whole team!

  • [12/2025]    Congrats, 1 paper accepted by IEEE TASE! Well done, Wen

  • [11/2025]    Congrats, Lan Wei won the best student paper award finalist at IEEE CBS 2025.

  • [08/2025]    Congrats, Dr. Zhang and Lan Wei won the IROS 2025 IES SYPA Travel Support with the amount of $1500 USD.

  • [08/2025]    1 paper accepted at the IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS 2025)

  • [07/2025]    Congrats, Lan Wei won the best student paper with the highest score at MARSS 2025.

  • [07/2025]    We will organise the 1st Trustworthy Embodied Intelligence in Healthcare International Symposium at Imperial College,                       sponsored by Imperial-X

  • [06/2025]    1 paper on patch clamp multi-pipette localisation accepted at IROS’2025.

  • [04/2025]    2 papers on microrobots were accepted at MARSS’2025.

  • [03/2025]    Wen Fan was featured in the Imperial-X PhD Research Spotlight interview series.

  • [02/2025]    We will organise the 2nd MEIS Workshop at CVPR2025.

  • [02/2025]    2 papers accepted at ICRA’2025.

  • [01/2025]    1 paper accepted by the Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

  • [01/2025]    Dr. Zhang was shortlisted for AI Visionaries 2025.

  • [12/2024]    Congrats, Wen Fan won the Robotics Forum-Amazon PhD Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Robotics!

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