The lab actively contributes to education in Mechatronics by supporting student projects that connect academic learning with real-world engineering challenges. Through a combination of technical supervision, access to our facilities, and integration with our ongoing research, we provide students with opportunities to apply their skills in robot design and mechatronic system development to meaningful, interdisciplinary projects.
The master’s thesis is the final stage where students apply the full mechatronic design process to a research or industry-aligned challenge. In the Robot Design Lab, thesis projects are tightly linked to our ongoing investigations in advanced actuation, integrated sensing, and intelligent control. Students design, prototype, and experimentally evaluate novel robotic concepts, often contributing directly to our scientific output and collaborative projects.
MSc Thesis topics for academic period 2025-2026 will be announced in mid-October and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Late allocations (i.e. post-January) are rarely accepted and require prior discussion regarding scope, lab capacity, and timeline feasibility.
Affiliation: Hosted by the Robot Design Lab at KTH. Presented in Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Academic Year: 2024 – 2025
Status: Ongoing
Student(s): Hsiu-Fang Chien
Supervisor: Georgios Andrikopoulos
Examiner: Georgios Andrikopoulos
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Affiliation: Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Academic Year: 2024 – 2025
Status: Completed
Student(s): David Johansson, Tobias Pekola
Supervisor: Georgios Andrikopoulos
Examiner: Georgios Andrikopoulos
URL: Pending publication
Affiliation: Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Academic Year: 2024 – 2025
Status: Completed
Student(s): Agnes Agåker Karlsson, Iris Jönsson
Supervisor: Georgios Andrikopoulos
Examiner: Georgios Andrikopoulos
URL: Pending publication
Affiliation: Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Affiliation: Hosted by Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Presented in Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering Department, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Affiliation: Hosted by Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Presented in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Patras (UPATRAS), Greece
Academic Year: 2022 – 2023
Status: Completed
Student(s): Konstantinos Kottas
Supervisor: Georgios Andrikopoulos
Examiner: Dimosthenis Kazakos
Affiliation: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Patras (UPATRAS), Greece
Academic Year: 2021 – 2022
Status: Completed
Student(s): Vasiliki Nikolaidi
Supervisor: Georgios Andrikopoulos
Examiner: Dimosthenis Kazakos
Development, Control and Investigation of a Robotic Exoskeleton for Astronaut Back Support
Affiliation: Hosted by Robot Design Lab, Mechatronics Unit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Presented in Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering Department, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
This capstone course challenges teams to deliver a fully functional mechatronic system from concept to working prototype. Within the Robot Design Lab, projects often stem from real research problems — for example, social robots optimized for safe human-robot interaction. Students gain experience in integrated mechanical, electrical, software design, rapid prototyping, and experimental validation, working with our facilities and guidance from lab personnel.
This course provides a platform for smaller-scale but intensive project work, allowing students in the Robot Design Lab to explore focused aspects of our research. Projects might involve developing modular robotic joint with flexible components, or validating a novel motion mechanism controlled under real-world conditions. The emphasis is on hands-on prototyping, integration, and experimental assessment, which is ideal for preparing students for larger thesis or capstone projects.
This course addresses safety as a core design criterion for mechatronic systems, a perspective critical to the Robot Design Lab’s work on human-centered robotics. Students learn to embed safety considerations into the design process from the outset, applying hazard analysis, risk assessment, and human–machine interaction principles. In the lab context, this knowledge directly informs our prototyping practices for collaborative and assistive robots operating in close proximity to people and their environment.
