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News from the Robot Design Lab

  • MSc Thesis Presentation on Design and Intent-Detection Evaluation of a Soft Elbow Exoskeleton

    Published Jun 02, 2026

    Oscar Held and Þórfríður Ina Arinbjarnardóttir, MSc students in Mechatronics, completed their thesis research at KTH’s Robot Design Lab

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  • MSc Thesis Presentation on Design and Evaluation of a Soft Abdominal Module for Tactile Sensing

    Published Jun 02, 2026

    Ching Yan Wong and Shih-Ying Chen, MSc students in Mechatronics, completed their thesis research at KTH’s Robot Design Lab

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  • New Publication on Design Optimization of a Tendon-Driven Soft Eye Joint for Social Robots

    Published May 31, 2026

    KTH’s Robot Design Lab and Honda Research Institute Japan contribute on the design optimization of soft robotic eye actuators, accepted for presentation at AIM 2026 in Genoa, Italy

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  • New Publication on a Modular Off-Board Actuation Platform for Cable-Driven Exoskeletons

    Published May 31, 2026

    KTH’s Robot Design Lab contributes on modular actuation systems for wearable robotics, accepted for presentation at AIM 2026 in Genoa, Italy

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  • New Publication on Designing Active Assistance for Gait With Hip Weakness via Predictive Simulation

    Published Mar 19, 2026

    KTH's Promobilia Moveability Lab and the Robot Design Lab contribute to computational design of assistive strategies for gait rehabilitation, published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehab...

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  • Alumni Visit to the Mechatronics Unit and the Robot Design Lab

    Published Mar 06, 2026

    Graduates from the second year of the Mechatronics programme (class of 1986) returned to KTH, to reconnect with the unit and reflect on the field's development over time

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  • MSc Thesis Presentation on Experimental Parameter Estimation and Modeling of a Smart Servomotor

    Published Feb 27, 2026

    Hsiu-Fang Chen, MSc student in Autonomous Systems, completed her thesis research at KTH’s Robot Design Lab

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  • Greek Delegation Visits the Robot Design Lab

    Published Feb 21, 2026

    A delegation from the Greek Ministry of Data Governance visited KTH and Digital Futures in February 2026, including a visit to the Robot Design Lab

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  • New Publication on Integration and Continual Learning-Based Modeling of a Soft Robotic Sensor

    Published Feb 01, 2026

    KTH’s Robot Design Lab and Honda Research Institute Japan contribute on embedded soft sensing for social robots, accepted for presentation at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, Austria.

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  • New Publication on Vibration Suppression in Tendon-Driven Soft Robotic Systems

    Published Dec 22, 2025

    KTH’s Robot Design Lab and Honda Research Institute Japan contribute on improving motion stability and expressiveness of the HARU social robot using soft robotic technologies

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  • New Publication on Wearable E-Textile Force-Sensing Garment

    Published Dec 18, 2025

    KTH's Media Interaction group and the Robot Design Lab contribute to force sensing garments and modelling caring touch published in IEEE Sensors Journal

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  • MSc Thesis Proposals 2025–2026: Topics on Robot Design Announced

    Published Oct 27, 2025

    Thesis opportunities in soft robotics, exoskeletons and robots for social interaction now open for 2025–2026 at the Robot Design Lab

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  • New Publication on Kirigami-Inspired Stretchable Pressure Sensor

    Published Sep 30, 2025

    KTH's Media Interaction group and Robot Design Lab contribute to low-cost, high-precision wearable sensing published in IEEE Sensors Journal

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  • Post-Doc Fellowship Opportunity under Digital Futures Call

    Published Sep 23, 2025

    The lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow in robot design, development and control to join our team

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  • Research Visit from Honda Research Institute Japan

    Published Sep 19, 2025

    Chief Research Scientist Randy Gomez from Honda Research Institute Japan visited KTH’s Robot Design Lab in September to discuss ongoing collaborations and future research directions in social robotics

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  • Internship on Multi-Material 3D Printing for Reinforced Soft Mechanisms

    Published Sep 01, 2025

    TU/e students join Robot Design Lab as interns for advancing multi-material 3D printing for soft robotics applications

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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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