Precision Motion System, Advanced Robotics, and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology

2024/03-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Chair of the Academic Committee;
2018/04-2023/11: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Deputy President;
2013/11-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor;
2008/11-2013/10: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Senior Scientist;
2008/07-2013/10: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Group Manager;
2003/04-2008/10: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Scientist;
1998/02-2003/03: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Research Fellow;
1995/03-1998/02: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, PhD in Mechanical Engineering

First Prize of Ningbo City Science and Technology Award (2023)

First Prize of Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award (2022)

Outstanding Chinese Patent Award (2022)

First Prize of Ningbo City Science and Technology Award (2021)

Gold Award of China Good Design (2020)

First Prize of China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award (2018)

R&D 100 Awards (USA) (2014)

[1]Wenjun Shen, Guilin Yang, Jianhui He, Shuwen Qian, Haotian Bai, Tianjiang Zheng, and ZaojunFang, “Data-Driven Stiffness Modeling and Design Optimization of Flexible Backbones for Modular Cable-Driven Continuum Robots,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 3137 - 3146, 2025

[2]Guolong Zhang, Guilin Yang, Yimin Deng, Chin-Yin Chen, Zaojun Fang, and Junjie Li, “Jerk-optimal Force and Motion Synchronous Planning for a 3-DOF Translational Force-controlled End-effector,” Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing, vol. 93, pp. 102931, 2025.

[3]Qinghao Du, Tuopu Zhang, Guilin Yang, Chin-Yin Chen, Weijun Wang, and Chi Zhang, “A 3K Planetary Gear Train with a Flexure-based Anti-backlash Carrier for Collaborative Robots,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 191, pp. 105495, 2024.

[4]Jianhui He, Lefeng Gu, Guilin Yang, Yiyang Feng, Silu Chen, and Zaojun Fang, “A local POE based Self-Calibration Method using Position and Distance Constraints for Collaborative Robots,” Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2024, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 102685-102685, 2024.

[5]Guilin Yang, and I-Ming Chen, Modular Robots: Theory and Practice. Springer, 2022