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  • MSc Thesis Presentations

    Published Jun 03, 2025

    Mechatronics MSc students presented this year's theses on robot design topics

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  • EXHILO 2 Showcased at Digital Futures Open Research Day

    Linghui Xu (PhD Student, Promobilia Moveability Lab) and Johannes Toma (Research Engineer, Robot Des
    Published Apr 10, 2025

    On 9 April 2025, KTH’s Promobilia Moveability Lab and Robot Design Lab showcased the EXHILO 2 project's exoskeleton technology

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  • REMA Project Receives Digital Futures Flagship Funding

    Published Feb 19, 2025

    Advancing mobility solutions for aging adults through interdisciplinary research and design

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  • Mechatronics MSc Students Unveil New Version of AKI, the Social Robot

    Published Dec 11, 2024

    MSc Mechatronics students, supervised by the Robot Design Lab, present second-generation prototype of the tabletop robot

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  • Honda Introduces AI-Powered Social Robot “Haru” in a University Hospital in Spain

    Published Nov 30, 2024

    The Robot Design Lab contributes with a soft robotic neck for enhanced safety, expressivity, and reliability

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  • MSc Thesis Proposals 2024–2025: Topics on Robot Design Announced

    Published Oct 11, 2024

    Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons, and human-centered design now open for 2024–2025 at the Robot Design Lab

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  • Smart Actuation Module Presentation at SSB 2024

    Published May 29, 2024

    We presented our recent developments in exoskeleton verification and validation at the Swedish Society of Biomechanics conference in Lund

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  • HARU Showcased at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama

    Published May 18, 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.

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  • Honda Research Institute Unveils New Version of Social Robot HARU with Contributions from KTH

    Published May 10, 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

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  • Envisioning the Future at Haru Fest 2024 in Tokyo

    Published May 10, 2024

    Exploring how design and interaction shape the identity of social robots at an international gathering of researchers and practitioners in Tokyo

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  • Robot Design Lab Hosts Visiting Lecturer for Biomedical Robotics Collaboration

    Published Apr 29, 2024

    Visiting Lecturer Dr Mohamed Elbadawi Joins Robot Design Lab for Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Robot-Enabled Biomedicine

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  • EXHILO 2 Receives Digital Futures Funding

    Published Dec 22, 2023

    Modular actuation and Human-in-the-loop control strategies for advancing exoskeleton use from lab to real-world applications

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  • Designing Shape-Changing Wearables to Connect Bodies

    Published Oct 30, 2023

    Postdoctoral Fellowship: Laia Turmo Vidal Starts “Connecting Bodies” Project under Supervision of Kristina Höök and Georgios Andrikopoulos

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  • Demonstrating our Work in Exoskeleton Technologies in Digitalize in Stockholm 2023

    Published Oct 20, 2023

    The lab demonstrated the Smart Actuation Module for exoskeleton testing at the annual Digital Futures conference.

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  • MSc Thesis Proposals 2023–2024: Topics on Robot Design Announced

    Published Oct 17, 2023

    Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons, and human-centered design now open for 2023–2024 at the Robot Design Lab

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  • Robot Design Lab Attends AI and Children’s Rights Workshop at IGF 2023

    Published Oct 11, 2023

    The workshop highlighted the importance of implementing UNICEF’s AI guidance to ensure safe, fair, and inclusive technologies for children

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  • ICRA 2023 Workshop on Group Social Dynamics

    Published May 30, 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

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  • Mechatronics MSc Students Present AKI: A Child-Centered Robot Prototype

    Published Dec 12, 2022

    Supervised by the Robot Design Lab, students reveal the first version of an expressive robot in the annual Mechatronics Capstone Course presentation

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  • Showcasing Interdisciplinary Advances in Social Robotics at HARU Fest 2022

    Published Nov 01, 2022

    The Robot Design Lab joined international partners in Tokyo to present research related to the social robot HARU

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  • MSc Thesis Proposals 2022–2023: Topics on Robot Design Announced

    Published Oct 19, 2022

    Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons, and human-centered design now open for 2022–2023 at the Robot Design Lab

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