News & Events
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Post-Doc Fellowship Opportunity under Digital Futures Call
23 Sep 2025
The lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow in robot design, development and control to join our team -
MSc Thesis Presentations
3 Jun 2025
Mechatronics MSc students presented this year's theses on robot design topics -
EXHILO 2 Showcased at Digital Futures Open Research Day
10 Apr 2025
On 9 April 2025, KTH’s Promobilia Moveability Lab and Robot Design Lab showcased the EXHILO 2 project's exoskeleton technology -
REMA Project Receives Digital Futures Flagship Funding
19 Feb 2025
Advancing mobility solutions for aging adults through interdisciplinary research and design -
Mechatronics MSc Students Unveil New Version of AKI, the Social Robot
11 Dec 2024
MSc Mechatronics students, supervised by the Robot Design Lab, present second-generation prototype of the tabletop robot -
Honda Introduces AI-Powered Social Robot “Haru” in a University Hospital in Spain
30 Nov 2024
The Robot Design Lab contributes with a soft robotic neck for enhanced safety, expressivity, and reliability -
MSc Thesis Proposals 2024–2025: Topics on Robot Design Announced
11 Oct 2024
Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons, and human-centered design now open for 2024–2025 at the Robot Design Lab -
Smart Actuation Module Presentation at SSB 2024
29 May 2024
We presented our recent developments in exoskeleton verification and validation at the Swedish Society of Biomechanics conference in Lund -
HARU Showcased at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama
18 May 2024
A new version of the tabletop robot was demonstrated to 5,000 participants, featuring the soft robotic neck designed and developed at the Robot Design Lab. -
Honda Research Institute Unveils New Version of Social Robot HARU with Contributions from KTH
10 May 2024
The Robot Design Lab’s soft robotic neck is now part of HARU’s new design and was revealed in HARU Fest 2024 in Tokyo -
Envisioning the Future at Haru Fest 2024 in Tokyo
10 May 2024
Exploring how design and interaction shape the identity of social robots at an international gathering of researchers and practitioners in Tokyo -
Robot Design Lab Hosts Visiting Lecturer for Biomedical Robotics Collaboration
29 Apr 2024
Visiting Lecturer Dr Mohamed Elbadawi Joins Robot Design Lab for Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Robot-Enabled Biomedicine -
EXHILO 2 Receives Digital Futures Funding
22 Dec 2023
Modular actuation and Human-in-the-loop control strategies for advancing exoskeleton use from lab to real-world applications -
Designing Shape-Changing Wearables to Connect Bodies
30 Oct 2023
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Laia Turmo Vidal Starts “Connecting Bodies” Project under Supervision of Kristina Höök and Georgios Andrikopoulos -
Demonstrating our Work in Exoskeleton Technologies in Digitalize in Stockholm 2023
20 Oct 2023
The lab demonstrated the Smart Actuation Module for exoskeleton testing at the annual Digital Futures conference. -
MSc Thesis Proposals 2023–2024: Topics on Robot Design Announced
17 Oct 2023
Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons, and human-centered design now open for 2023–2024 at the Robot Design Lab -
Robot Design Lab Attends AI and Children’s Rights Workshop at IGF 2023
11 Oct 2023
The workshop highlighted the importance of implementing UNICEF’s AI guidance to ensure safe, fair, and inclusive technologies for children -
ICRA 2023 Workshop on Group Social Dynamics
30 May 2023
The Robot Design Lab co-organized the workshop "Towards a Balanced Cyberphysical Society: A Focus on Group Social Dynamics" in this year's ICRA conference in London -
Mechatronics MSc Students Present AKI: A Child-Centered Robot Prototype
12 Dec 2022
Supervised by the Robot Design Lab, students reveal the first version of an expressive robot in the annual Mechatronics Capstone Course presentation -
Showcasing Interdisciplinary Advances in Social Robotics at HARU Fest 2022
1 Nov 2022
The Robot Design Lab joined international partners in Tokyo to present research related to the social robot HARU -
MSc Thesis Proposals 2022–2023: Topics on Robot Design Announced
19 Oct 2022
Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons, and human-centered design now open for 2022–2023 at the Robot Design Lab -
Exoskeleton Research Showcased at SSB 2022
4 Jul 2022
Robot Design Lab presents the EXHILO demonstrator project in collaboration with the Promobilia MoveAbility Lab -
EXHILO Project Receives Digital Futures Support for Real-Time Exoskeleton Control
30 May 2022
Empowering individualized wearable robotics through real-time human-in-the-loop optimization