ROV–01
ROV & ocean engineering
Build a tethered underwater robot, wire its control system, balance buoyancy, and pilot it through real pool trials.
- Mechanics
- Electronics
- Hydrodynamics
Programmes / workshops / research pathways
Choose what to build.
Then take it further.
From primary-school discovery to secondary and university-level research, every programme centres on making, testing, and explaining something real.
ALL LEVELS / HANDS ON
University-grade equipment. A complete engineering outcome. Your own evidence.
The flagship workshop
ROV–01 / THE OCEANWAY
Your first dive starts long before the robot touches the water.
Teams move through structure, buoyancy, thrusters, wiring, controls, testing, and piloting. The pool is not a demonstration—it is where every design decision becomes visible.
- Build and wire a working tethered ROV
- Test buoyancy, balance, propulsion, and control
- Diagnose failures and improve the next iteration
- Complete a tangible engineering portfolio project
The research pathways
Each direction leads to a real certificate.
Programmes can stand alone or combine into a longer school partnership where students can be mentored through research papers & projects.
AUV–02
AUV & robotics
Explore sensing, movement, autonomy, and the decisions a robot must make when the operator steps back.
- Robotics
- Control
- Sensors
IOT–03
IoT & AI grower
Connect environmental sensors, live data, and automated responses to create a smarter growing system.
- IoT
- Data
- Automation
ELEC–04
Electronics & smart systems
Turn circuits, components, and code into instruments that measure, respond, and communicate.
- Circuits
- Prototyping
- Code
QBIT–05
Quantum computing
Use approachable simulations and university-level equipment to investigate a different model of computing.
- Physics
- Logic
- Simulation
FIELD–06
Environmental & scientific projects
Design an investigation for a real place, collect evidence, and turn field observations into defensible research.
- Fieldwork
- Evidence
- Research
School-wide research systems
A workshop can be one day. A research culture keeps growing.
BrainSTEM develops long-term, customised programmes for Hong Kong primary and secondary schools, taught on campus by university mentors and shaped around each school's learning priorities.
Smart campus equipment
IoT environment monitors, AI growing systems, and automated experiment rigs.
Original student research
Mentored projects designed for posters, conferences, and formal papers.
Research culture
ROV challenges, poster exhibitions, and cross-school young engineer events.
YE International Young Engineers Conference
From first prototype to a fifteen-minute defence.
Individuals and small teams progress through technical training, one-to-one mentorship, original development, an IEEE-standard research poster, live questions, and formal paper review.
5conferences held
179student presenters
56published papers
