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This feature on the drone industry in Singapore, included insights from Associate Prof Foong Shaohui. The article also mentioned SUTD start-up Spinoff Robotics and a quote from its co-founder and SUTD alumnus Dr Tan Chee How.

In a reflection on PM Lawrence Wong’s recent Budget Statement that focuses on AI, educators like Associate Prof Mohan Rajesh Elara was interviewed for his views. The article also highlighted some Design AI projects by SUTD student R. Anieyrudh and his teammates. This opinion piece was by SUTD PhD student, Ravi Singaram.

SUTD organises fifth round of RoboRoarZ that attracted more than 380 student participants from various countries in Asia. Started by Associate Professor Mohan Elara, participants make use of reconfigurable robot Smorphi to complete tasks in various categories including a newly introduced AI challenge.

SUTD’s Dragonfly, an autonomous robot that can attract and trap mosquitoes will be one of the robots featured at Science Centre Singapore’s RoboFest 2026 in April

The first episode of Channel 8’s a 4-part series “AI Got Me” focusses on AI & Education. Professor Yow Wei Quin, Associate Professor Foong Shaohui and various SUTD students are featured in the episode.

CNA938 Rewind – In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro spotlights SUTD’s focus on robotics and Design AI. SUTD Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer Mr Poon King Wang and R Anieyrudh (Year 2 EPD student) talk about how lesson principles are applied to robotics such as Smorphi the shape-shifting robot and how students are trained in rapid prototyping with Design AI. SUTD is also sponsoring a new CNA-produced 4-part series called Tech Wars, starting on 21 February.

The RoboRoarZ Singapore 2026 robot design and programming competition is organised by SUTD in collaboration with partners such as Wefaa Robotics. It centres around the reconfigurable robot Smorphi.

SUTD hosted its inaugural Festival of Funny Machines, which aims to use humour and creativity to showcase creative design and AI-powered inventions.

Although AI’s rise raises confidence and anxiety, with concerns over mental health advice, laziness and job impact, certain initiatives like the Feynman bot, by SUTD alumnus Akshaya Rajesh balances things out with its creative use.

Singapore’s robotics industry is moving beyond its initial phase and entering a stage of “application maturity”. The increasingly developed ecosystem, together with advances in embodied AI technologies are opening opportunities for the local human-robot industry. Associate Prof Mohan Elara shares some insights on this.