Dr. Ding Ning, Research Fellow, received his PhD Degree from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). His research focuses on special robots and computer vision. He currently serves as the Executive Associate Director of Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (z6首页), Deputy Director of the Institute of the Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Director of the Guangdong Innovation Center for Embodied Intelligent Robotics, Director of the Guangdong Technology Research Center for Embodied AI Robotics Engineering, and Director of the Joint Laboratory of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Universities on Urban Maintenance Robots.
Dr. Ding Ning concurrently serves as a member of the Special Equipment Robot Sub-technical Committee of TC591/SC1 National Robot Standard Committee, a member of TC591/WG02 National Humanoid Robot Standards Working Group, a member of NEA/TC35 Energy Industry Electric Robot Standardization Technical Committee, Deputy Director of the Intelligent Vehicles and Robots Committee of the China Instrument and Control Society, Editorial Board Member of the Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument, Member and Deputy Secretary-General of the Expert Committee on Power Robotics of the China Electricity Council, Deputy Secretary-General and Council Member of the Guangdong Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Alliance, Council Member of the Society, and Member of the Hehu Think Tank in Longgang District, Shenzhen. He has led or participated in major scientific research projects, including: Major Research Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); NSFC Regional Joint Key Project; Sub-project of the 973 Program; 863 Program Projects; Guangdong Provincial Key R&D Program; Guangdong-Guangxi Joint Key Project funded by the Guangdong Provincial Government; Shenzhen Key Basic Research Project; Shenzhen Sustainable Development Special Project. His research mainly focuses on key technologies and applications for special-purpose robots in the operation, maintenance, and inspection of urban infrastructure such as power systems, bridges, and pipelines. Dr. Ding has published over 90 papers in international conferences and journals, He has been granted more than 100 authorized invention patents and 1 international patents, and has led or participated in the formulation and publication of over 10 national standards in the robotics field. Recognized as a Guangdong Leading Talent and a Shenzhen Overseas High-Level Talent, he has earned many prestigious awards, including: IEEE IROS 2021 Best Application Paper Award and finalist of Best Paper Award on Robot Mechanisms and Design; the 2023 China Mechanical Industry Science and Technology Progress Award; the 2024 Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Progress Award; the 2025 China Instrument and Control Society Science and Technology Progress Award; and the China Overseas Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award.
He participated in drafting many national/industry standards:
1. Terminology for Special Robots (GB/T 36239-2018), Lead Author, issued in January 2019
2. Classification, Symbols and Markings for Special Robots (GB/T 36321-2018), Lead Author, issued in January 2019
3. General Technical Requirements for Motion Rehabilitation Training Robots (GB/T 37704-2019), Contributing Author, issued in March 2020
4. General Technical Requirements for Ground Debris Search and Rescue Robots (GB/T 37703-2019), Contributing Author, issued in March 2020
5. Terminology for Power Robots (GB/T 39586-2020), Contributing Author, issued in July 2021
6.Hydrostatic Pressure Test Methods for Underwater Robots and Their Components (GB/T 43849-2024), Contributing Author, issued in May 2024
7. Performance and Test Methods for Legged Robots (GB/T 44251-2024), Contributing Author, issued in July 2024
8.Classification and Reference Architecture for Cloud Platforms of Service Robots (GB/T 45301-2025), Contributing Author, issued in February 2025
9.Vocabulary of Robots (GB/T 12643-2025), Contributing Author, issued in February 2025
10. General Technical Requirements for 3D Vision-Guided Systems of Industrial Robots (GB/T 45501-2025), Contributing Author, issued in March 2025
1. Zhenliang Zheng, Ning Ding*, Herbert Werner, Feng Ren, Yongyuan Xu, Wenchao Zhang, Xiaoli Hu, Jianguo Zhang, Tin Lun Lam*, “CCRobot-S: A Robotic Cable-Climbing Squad Collaborating for Fast Inspection and Heavy-Duty Maintenance”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2025.
2. Zhenliang Zheng, Chao Wang, Xiaoli Hu, Lun Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Yongyuan Xu, Pengfei Liu, Xufang Pang, Tin Lun Lam*, Ning Ding*, “Developing a climbing robot for stay cable maintenance with security and rescue mechanisms”, Journal of Field Robotics, 2025. (Inside Back Cover)
3. Xufang Pang, Feng Li, Hongjie Zhuang, Ning Ding*, Xiaopin Zhong, Shengfeng He, Wenxi Liu, Bo Jiang, “Upright-Net+: Enhanced Learning of Upright Orientation for 3D Point Clouds”, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2025.
4. Shengkai Liu, Jian Jiao, Ning Ding*, Tao Mei, “Dynamic Modeling Incorporating Water Damping for a Fiber-Reinforced Soft Actuator Based on Euler–Bernoulli and Cosserat Rod Theories”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2024.
5. Hongwu Zhu, Shunzhe Yang, Weiqi Wang, Xuchun He, Ning Ding*, “Cooperative transportation of tether-suspended payload via quadruped robots based on deep reinforcement learning”, ROBIO 2023.
6. Zonggao Mu*, Luyang Zhang, Lei Yan, Zixuan Li, Ruichun Dong, Chengjiang Wang, Ning Ding, “Hyper-redundant manipulators for operations in confined space: Typical applications, key technologies, and grand challenges“, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2022.
7. Xuan Xia, Xizhou Pan, Nan Li, Xing He, Lin Ma, Xiaoguang Zhang, Ning Ding*, “GAN-based anomaly detection: A review”, Neurocomputing, 2022.
8. Zhenliang Zheng, Ning DING* , Huaping Chen, Xiaoli Hu, Sarsenbek Hazken, Ziya Wang, “CCRobot-V: A Silkworm-Like Cooperative Cable-Climbing Robotic System for Cable Inspection and Maintenance”, ICRA 2022.
9. Wenchao Zhang, Zhenliang Zheng, Ning Ding*, “CCRobot-IV-F: a Ducted-fan-driven Flying-type Bridge Stay Cable Climbing Robot”, IROS 2021. (Best Application Paper Award, Best Mechanism and Design Award finalist)
10. Zhenliang Zheng, Wenchao Zhang, Huaping Chen, Ning Ding*, “CCRobot-IV: an Obstacle-free Split-type Quad-ducted Propeller-driven Bridge Stay Cable Climbing Robot”，，，，，，，，IROS 2021, RAL.
11. Ning Ding*, Zhenliang Zheng and Junlin Song, “CCRobot-III: a Wire-driven Palm-based Cable Climbing Robot for Inspection on the Cable-stayed Bridge”, ICRA 2020.
12. Zhenliang Zheng, Ning Ding*, “Design and Implementation of the CCRobot-II: a Palm-based Cable Climbing Robot for Inspection on the Cable-stayed Bridge”, ICRA 2019.
13. Zhenliang Zheng, Sufeng Hu and Ning Ding*, "A Biologically Inspired Cable Climbing Robot: CCRobot - Design and Implementation”, ROBIO 2018.
14. Xiangkai Ouyang, Deshan Meng*, Xueqian Wang*, Chengjiang Wang, Bin Liang, Ning Ding, “Hybrid rigid-continuum dual-arm space robots: Modeling, coupling analysis, and coordinated motion planning”, Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021.
