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The hardest thing for a robot to do is become useful
In this op-ed, EPD Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara, Academic Director of Innovation PG at SUTD, discusses and shares his views on “When does an impressive robot become a useful one?”.
This Singaporean's cute cat guitar pickguards have found fans worldwide – even metalheads love them
She started by painting the pickguard of an old bass guitar she bought on Carousell. Today, EPD alumna Julia Becker’s business ThreeStools has gone viral, attracted customers around the world and built up a two-month waitlist for custom orders.
Singapore’s hydrogen power plans face supply, land hurdles
SUTD Senior Lecturer Teo Tee Hui shared the key challenges facing Singapore’s transition to hydrogen power.
Mosquito-Catching Robots, Laboratory Breeding and Home Inspections: Singapore Mobilises Against Dengue-Carrying Mosquitoes
SUTD Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara’s mosquito-catching robots were featured in a report on Singapore’s multi-pronged use of technology, biological control and inspections to combat dengue.
Learn to ‘struggle’ with AI to fight cognitive decline
SUTD students Puah Joon Leng and Anieyrudh R., together with Senior Lecturer Sumbul Khan, shared with The Straits Times how the deliberate and responsible use of AI can preserve critical thinking and encourage “productive struggle” in learning.
Ways to prompt AI to ensure learning is not lost
SUTD student Anieyrudh R. shared with The Straits Times practical ways to use AI as a learning aid—such as asking it to critique rather than complete one’s work—while Senior Lecturer Sumbul Khan’s Feynman Bot was highlighted as a tool that strengthens understanding by prompting students to explain concepts clearly.
Robots significantly improve safety and efficiency in environmental monitoring and maintenance
With climate change and increasingly recurrent extreme weather events, sewers and drainage infrastructure requires more frequent inspection and maintenance. Iguana, a robot designed and developed by Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara and his research team can help with such inspections, increasing work efficiency and worker safety.
Electricity Prices Are Up 17%: Here’s How Understanding Energy Labels Can Help You Save
SUTD Senior Lecturer Teo Tee Hui shared his views on how understanding energy labels can help consumers save energy and money.
Making Stair-Climbing Robots Stay Upright
Professor Mohan Rajesh Elara and his team developed a fall mitigation system for robots using design, AI and technology.
Pineapple-rolling ritual for good luck leaves marks on new home’s floor
SUTD Senior Lecturer Teo Tee Hui shared that acidic fruit juice, including from pineapples, may damage stone flooring such as marble if not cleaned promptly, especially in Singapore’s hot weather.