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Novel Mechatronics-Twin Framework based on Stewart Platform
Published Nov 01, 2021Within the EU H2020 project SocketSense, a novel mechatronics-twin framework has been developed to integrate advanced biomechanical modeling and simulation capabilities with the support for physical t...
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Pain reducing tech suit on export
In 2009, the Exopulse suit was just a prototype. Today, the garment improves motion range and reduces pain for hundreds of people with brain disorders as MS or dysfunctions from stroke. Published Oct 26, 2021Garments designed to reduce pain and spasms for patients with brain damage – yes, this is done at KTH. More than ten years ago, researchers Johan Gawell and Jonas Wistrand at the Department of Machine...
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Agreeing on how to collide
Do we and the self-driving cars understand each other? Photo: Samuele Errico Piccarini, Unsplash Published Sep 14, 2021Autonomous vehicles (AV) are expected to improve road safety and avoid serious accidents significantly. But do the autonomous systems and humans understand each others reactions in a tense traffic sit...
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From gardener at KTH to workshop manager
Published May 26, 2021Hi, Tomas Östberg, technician and responsible for the workshop at MMK, retiring after 48 years at KTH. What have you done all this time at KTH?
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PECA starts educating Swedish industry
Study when, and how, it suits you - that's crucial in modern pedagogy for complementary education. Photo: Magnet.me, Unsplash Published Apr 21, 2021Swedish industry lack updated knowledge in many technologies. Now, KTH's industrial network ICES is about to change that when launching its pilot project, PECA. Here, professional educators are able t...
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Highest citation and best paper for unusual trio
Published Mar 10, 2021Three ITM Professors from two different departments form the team behind JMS Best Paper Award for 2020 – celebrating the highest citations during five years. The cooperation is a little unusual, but i...
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Merging art with cutting edge technology
Published Feb 17, 2021What do you get if you combine art and advanced technology? Well, for example, the artwork Being Unthinkable - a robot sculpture that is floating four meters above the ground at IBM's headquarters in ...
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Challenges when cyber systems meet humans
The self-driving car is just one example where cyber systems interact with physical systems and people. Photo: G.M. Cruise Published Feb 03, 2021In our homes and surroundings, computer systems are hiding that both measure and control things, often connected to the Internet. What happens when they fail? Do we still have electricity, water, food...
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Design students create services for online learning
The project results are presented in eight films. There are suggestions for platforms for finding study buddies or have a coffee with new people and lecture studios for teachers, to mention a couple. Published Jan 26, 2021This year the master students in the Advanced Service Design got a special assignment from their teachers. The result: eight suggestions that really would improve online learning.
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Wave energy benefits from the mistakes of wind power
Next in line to do the same journey as wind and solar power might be ocean wave energy. Photo: Cor-Power Published Jan 20, 2021Is wave energy the new star of renewables? The potential is great and a research team at KTH works towards a faster development for harvesting the powers of the seas.
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Impressive projects in mechatronic’s “Grand Finale”
Published Dec 14, 2020As most events these days, the “The Grand Finale”, the demo session of the Mechatronic Capstone Course was given digitally. Despite that, spirit was up when efforts and hard work from almost a year we...
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The autonomous forest machines are here
Self driving forest machines are both more efficient than classic machines, and reduce the amount of ground damage. Photo: eXtractor. Published Dec 11, 2020Researchers and students from KTH have been involved in the development of a new autonomous forest machine that picks up timber. They have both developed the software in the prototype called XT28 that...
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Re-thinking of parking areas can transform cities
Published Nov 10, 2020What will happen with the existing parking areas in a future urban environment with less cars and shared transportation? On that note, researchers at the Department of Machine Design want to map the t...
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He helps companies support companies during the crisis
Emil Berlin, an alumnus from MMK, has taken the initiative to "Håll Sverige igång" where companies help companies during the corona crisis. Published Nov 06, 2020This spring, Emil Berlin, an alumnus from the programme Design and Product Development (MMK), and his colleagues launched the "Håll Sverige igång" initiative, in which companies helped other companies...
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Thesis hot topic in politicians’ social media
Photo: Andrew Roberts on Unsplash Published Oct 19, 2020"It is cheaper to own an electric car than a petrol-driven car." If you think you’ve seen this headline recently, you’re right: the research of Jens Hagman from KTH's Machine Design has made headlines...
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Now Machine design is corona safe(r)
Published Aug 26, 2020The students are largely back on campus. But the corona pandemic is not over. How do you minimize the risk of infection when on-site education starts up again? At the department of Machine Design (MMK...
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Smartwatches tell us how to design cities
Published May 20, 2020Smartwatches can be a low cost, effective tool in collecting data on how people are affected by different environments when planning and designing a city.
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Students show smart products during digital "Kexpo"
Stefan Ståhlgren with his students Published May 13, 2020A vacuum cleaner that takes very little space, a harness for figure skaters and a ladder for stairs - these are some of the student projects at this year's "Kexpo", an exhibition that this year will g...
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Sensors improve life for amputees
KTH researchers Fredrik Asplund and Dejiu Chen. Published Jan 15, 202035 percent of the amputees reject prosthetics because they are too uncomfortable. By placing connected sensors in the prosthetic sockets, KTH will optimize the users' prostheses and also save large so...
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Mechatronics & Embedded Systems HK 2019
Published Dec 06, 2019All are warmly welcome to the Presentations and/or the Demos by our Mechatronics and Embedded Systems advanced course students.
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