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The solar system installation project was part of SUTD’s FACT programme in collaboration with HCLTech and Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta, led by Dr Lee Chee Huei and Dr Ching Chee Leong.

Uncle Lin is an enthusiastic volunteer at the community centre and has been dedicated to serving the community for many years. He has a happy family with two children at home to share family affection and joy with him. However, as he grew older, many of his old friends passed away and his children moved out to start their own families. These changes made Uncle Lin feel increasingly lonely and forgotten. His life was once filled with scenes of laughter and joyous gatherings, but now he is the only one left to recall the past within the four walls of his home. Especially during the holidays and weekends, when neighbours and family members gather together, Uncle Lin can only look out the window and feel an unspeakable loneliness in his heart. As he went out less and less, he began to feel the loneliness and helplessness of old age.

To enable students to master the latest technology and cultivate their creativity, the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) spent about $1 million to install two advanced smart factory systems for students to use for free.

What can help seniors if they get lost in the hospital and miss their medical appointment? Students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have designed a smart indoor navigation system that uses a person’s unique shoe print to guide them. The navigation system, named “Glowing Guide”, is a final-year Capstone project completed by a team of seven fourth-year students from SUTD under the mentorship of Alexandra Hospital.

TODAY’s long-running Big Read series looked at why youths prefer to text than to get on a phone call, both at work and socially.

They fly around the trees, but they are not birds. Equipped with hosepipes, drones built by the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) are deployed to clean the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay.

SINGAPORE – On TikTok, you might have come across lesser-known aspects of Singapore’s history.

Accounts such as Historyogi and Urbanist Singapore are run by home-grown creators passionate about the past and keen to make it fun and accessible. They have found an audience by posting archival material, such as audio and video clips, as well as fascinating trivia about the island nation.

Channel NewsAsia published a commentary on SG Bike’s exit from the bike-sharing market and the lessons it offers on forming habits. This commentary was written by LKYCIC’s Dr Samuel Chng and Dr Sarah Chan.

ASI publishes insights into the Human Centric Challenges for Autonomous Urban Air Mobility for policy makers and city planners.

An op-ed by Professor Chan Heng Chee on The Straits Times. As the regional economies grow, Singapore must work harder to keep the same spot. We should also learn to understand the Asean psyche better.