From July 6 to 8, HUST Center for Practice Innovations(CPI) welcomed a special group of "operators" — 54 international students from renowned universities including RWTH Aachen University, University of Birmingham. As a key practical component of the 2026 "Exploring HUST: AI and Robotics" Global Summer School, participants took part in an specialized industrial robotics workshop instructed in English.
The hands-on training centered on two core modules:
Students rotated between the two workstations in cross-learning groups to ensure everyone gained hands-on experience in both areas.
Module 1:
Robot Structure and Assembly
Led by experienced instructors, this module took students from foundational structural knowledge through to hands-on disassembly and reassembly. The curriculum blended conceptual lectures, demonstration of assembly techniques, and practical exercises. Working in teams with specialized tools, students disassembled and reassembled a six-axis industrial robot, gaining a comprehensive understanding of its structural components, working principles, and standard assembly workflow.
Module 2:
Instructors guided students through operating multifunctional industrial robot workstations. Students learned to program robots online and complete typical industrial tasks such as handling and palletizing. They repeatedly adjusted program parameters and observed the movement trajectories of robotic arms, experiencing fixture changing and automated operation processes firsthand.
The workshop was designed with a cross-group format, allowing students to master both modules by switching between the structure-and-assembly station and the basic-application station in batches. This intensive yet rewarding program seamlessly bridged theory and hands-on practice, enabling students to deepen their understanding of industrial robotics while forging lasting connections through collaborative learning.
Source: HUST Center for Practice Innovations(CPI)
Editor: Jiajia XUE
