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Robots in pest control: Spotting rats, repelling snakes
The shoebox-size, radio-controlled bots are fitted with cameras on each end to stream footage from dark and cramped spaces.
SUTD launches drone for safer, more efficient viaduct inspection
Associate Professor Foong Shaohui came up with the idea in 2019 when chatting with Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers who told him of the difficulty in inspecting viaduct bearings for wear and tear, or defects.
How to Make 3D-Printed Parts Shrink with Precision
Finding a way to ensure uniform shrinkage of features below the wavelength of visible light is a challenge for two-photon polymerization lithography (TPL). A team of engineers from SUTD and the Industrial Technology Center of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan have introduced a new method for ensuring even shrinkage in 3D-printed structures under heat treatment.
Quick and easy method tests antimicrobial susceptibility
In the paper titled ‘Rapid and accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing using label-free electrical impedance-based microfluidic platform’, Assoc Prof Ye Ai and his team successfully developed an electrical impedance-based microfluidic platform that provides rapid and accurate AMR evaluation within an hour.
Schools testing Singapore-made transformer robots to help teach robotics
SUTD is piloting the use of a reconfigurable robot called “Smorphi” in Northland Primary School to get students excited about robotics. If it goes well, the technology could become part of robotics curriculum elsewhere.
Locally manufactured cleaning robots want to go global
Dr Mohan Rajesh Elara is an associate professor at SUTD. He has been studying the construction of intelligent cleaning robots. When he approached the entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team, he found that they had a like-minded vision for building cleaning robots locally.
Robots that can travel, fly and conduct rescue missions in disaster areas; Lakeside Primary School received the championship
The inaugural Robotics for a Better World Challenge was held on 23 August 23 at Rulang Primary School. With the theme ‘Disaster Relief’, the competition attracted about 130 students from eight primary schools and three secondary schools in the Western District.
Life&Style with Daniel Martin: Smart Knee Brace
Channel NewsAsia 938FM interviewed Assoc Prof Low Hong Yee on the research and development of a fully knitted, circuit-embedded knee wearable for wireless sensing of joint motion in real-time.
Scientists develop 2D nanosheets for sustainable carbon capture
In his carbon capture research, Assoc Prof Wu turned to mica, a cheap and abundant clay mineral with diverse applications. The SUTD team collaborated with researchers from A*STAR to develop an efficient method to produce 2D mica nanosheets,
SUTD’s robot catches mosquitoes five to eight times more efficiently
Amid the current peak breeding season for the Aedes mosquitoes, two mosquito-catching robots designed by SUTD have been put into operation. The efficiency of catching Aedes mosquitoes is five to eight times higher than that of traditional methods.
