Athena H. C. CHEUNG

My passion lies in robotics, and I am dedicated to exploring and researching new technologies in this field.

I am an incoming PhD student in Fall 2026 at Arizona State University, supervised by Dr Shan LIN in Medical Automation, Robotics & General Intelligence Lab (MARGIN Lab).

Currently, I am focusing on medical mechatronics and soft robotics at Laboratory of Medical Mechatronics (REN Lab), CUHK as a junior research assistant. I was affiliated with the High-speed Thermo-fluid and MAV/UAV Laboratory (AIRo Lab, HKPolyU) at the Research Centre for Unmanned Autonomous Systems (RCUAS), led by Prof. Chih‐yung WEN and Dr. Li‐ta HSU. Additionally, I was under co‐supervision by Dr Henry K. CHU, focusing on the field of soft robotics.

News

Jun 17, 2026	Thrilled to share our work, “Bio-inspired Self-Oscillating Needle Transducer with Unified In-Keyhole Sensing and Actuation Capability,” has been accepted by the IEEE IROS 2026!
Jun 08, 2026	Thrilled to share our work, “Learning-based Hierarchical Tracheal Anatomy Understanding from Sparse Surgical Demonstration Annotations for Ultrasound Robots,” has been accepted by the 2026 International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (Macau, China Venue)!
May 30, 2026	Excited to share our work, “Soft Pouch Matrix Actuation for Multimodal Intraluminal Locomotion of Liquid Sampling Robotics,” has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics!
Apr 09, 2026	Excited to share our work, “PalpAid”: a low-cost, minimal-fabrication, small-form-factor pneumatic tactile sensor designed for palpation, at RoboSoft 2026 in Kanazawa, Japan!
Sep 08, 2025	I have started my new journey at CUHK as a junior research assistant in the Laboratory of Medical Mechatronics!