Our Robotics group is about to get busy as we welcome our brand new 6-degree-of-freedom robot arm from Techman Robotics. As a highly dexterous manipulator, this newest addition represents an important step forward in expanding our lab’s capabilities and supporting new directions in our work. With this new system, our research is moving away from…

This week, our research group held a kickoff meeting to mark the beginning of the semester. The session focused discussing upcoming events throughout the new semester and outlining our goals moving forward. It was a great opportunity for members to reconnect, set the tone for the months ahead, and ensure everyone is on the same…

Endorsed by our host institution, National Taiwan University, Con-API’s research on Multi-Granular Crew Activity Recognition for Construction Monitoring has been featured by Asia Research News, highlighting its contribution to advancing AI-driven productivity analysis in construction. The featured work is based on our paper published in the 179th volume of Automation in Construction, which introduces a…

Here at ConAPI Lab, we nurture a strong work ethic, collaborative spirit,….and some serious badminton skills! 🏸 Organized by Howard Liu, our treasured member and former Department Badminton Team Captain, our morning sporty outing was a well-needed break from our cutting edge research. It was great to step away from our projects for a moment…

Our resident Phd Student, Phuong Linh Le (A.K.A. Linh), represented our ConAPI lab and National Taiwan University at the 36th KKTHCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Delivering a presentation of on a paper titled, “A Retrieval-Augmented Generation Framework for Standardizing Construction Schedule Terminologies” by ConAPI members Phuong-Linh…

Cheng-Yun’s journey at Stony Brook University captures an tells a story of academic growth, personal independence and global connection. Over his six-month exchange, he immersed himself in American-style research, extended his academic horizons, and grew his connections through working at Ci-Jyun “Polar” Liang’s CROSS Lab. Beyond his academic work, Cheng-Yun embraced the lighter side of…

A staple of every Construction Management course is hands-on simulation — and this week, our lab hosted a successful Pull Planning session as part of our Project Management class! 🎯 Students collaborated to sequence activities, identify dependencies, and optimize workflow just like in real-world Lean construction projects.A huge thanks to everyone who participated and made…

🎓 We are proud to announce the successful graduation of our recent students! They have successfully completed their oral defenses, marking an important milestone in their academic journey. We commend their hard work, dedication, and perseverance throughout their studies, and we wish them every success as they move forward into the next chapter of their…

The Con-API research team attended the 42nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2025) in Montreal, Canada. We presented our latest progress in construction automation in robotics to a global community of experts.

In the The 10th International conference on construction engineering and project management at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, our Con-API members presented their research progress.