Dr. Meng Cheng Lau

Dr. Meng Cheng Lau is an Assistant Professor at Laurentian University and the Director of the Laurentian Intelligent Mobile Robotics Lab (LIMRL), where he leads research in mobile and humanoid robotics, machine learning, and computer vision. As faculty advisor of the LU Snobots humanoid robotics team, he has helped students achieve international recognitions, including Best Paper awards and podium finishes at the FIRA RoboWorld Cup.

As an IAMGOLD Innovation Fellow, Dr. Lau will advance a project that uses humanoid robotics to expand youth engagement in STEM, innovation, and entrepreneurship. By integrating hands-on robotics education with programming in the Jim Fielding Innovation and Commercialization Space, the project will cultivate creativity, applied problem-solving, and early innovation skills among Laurentian students and Northern Ontario communities, including underrepresented and Indigenous youth. Through outreach activities, demonstrations, and mentorship, the fellowship will help demystify robotics, strengthen regional innovation capacity, and inspire the next generation of Northern change-makers.