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ST Signature Series: ‘We want every child to bring their ideas to life,’ say Stick ‘Em co-founders
The Sunday Times profiles passionate and visionary changemakers who are trying to make a difference in their chosen space and uplift others. This instalment features EdTech start-up Stick ‘Em co-founders Chong Ing Kai and SUTD alumnus Adam Huh Dam, who are working to unleash every child’s creative potential and make STEAM education accessible to all.
How Singapore's eldercare industry is gearing up for the silver tsunami with robots, motion sensors and smart gadgets
At Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled, SUTD’s Professor Yow Wei Quin is developing AMI Intelli, an AI system that estimates residents’ cognitive and socio-emotional states through gameplay. At SUTD, Professor Low Hong Yee and her team are creating Neatsens, a line of smart knitted garments that double as motion trackers.
Training the grid to spot cyberattacks without seeing your data
SUTD researchers test a privacy-preserving approach that blends federated learning with cloud coordination for smart grids in future 6G environments.
How Stick ‘Em turned chopstick robots into a million-dollar business
BT’s new series, Campus to Commerce, features Stick ’Em—a student-founded startup that is transforming STEAM education for students around the world. One of the founders is SUTD alumnus Adam Huh Dam.
One S’pore start-up’s journey from living with 3D printers to winning the ‘Nobel Prize for students’
Stick ’Em, an education technology start-up co-founded by SUTD alumnus Adam Huh Dam, has been named the winner of the 2025 Hult Prize. The founders’ journey began in 2020, when they started working on their idea while practically living alongside 3D printers.
SUTD has developed Singapore’s first robot that can detect mosquito breeding sites and spray repellent.
Named Sable, the compact robot can be used indoors and outdoors to inspect rooftops, drains, and confined spaces for stagnant water, rodent infestations, pipe leaks, or damaged wiring.
Local Startup Wins “Student Nobel Prize” Hult Prize Global Championship
Co-founded by SUTD alumnus Adam Huh Dam, Singapore Polytechnic graduate Chong Ing Kai, and National University of Singapore students Tew Jing An and Chong Kai Jie, edtech start-up Stick ’Em won US$1 million in seed funding to advance its mission of making STEAM education more affordable and accessible worldwide.
Singapore start-up wins Hult Prize 2025
SUTD Engineering Product Development (EPD) alumnus Adam Huh Dam (Class of 2025) and his co-founders of education technology startup, Stick’ Em, won the prestigious Hult Prize 2025. CNA interviewed Adam who shared about what inspired the team and the challenges they faced in their startup journey.
'Nobel Prize for students': Singapore startup wins US$1 million in seed funding after clinching top award
Stick ’Em, an education technology startup, was named the winner of the 2025 Hult Prize. It is co-founded by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) alumnus Adam Huh Dam, Singapore Polytechnic graduate Chong Ing Kai and National University of Singapore (NUS) students Tew Jing An and Chong Kai Jie.
SUTD Eco-City Research and Innovation Centre’s First Seed Project Enters Testing Phase
The Falcon robot, SUTD Eco-City Research and Innovation Centre’s first seed project, has begun testing in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. Research Associate Povendhan Arthanari Palayam Palanisamy was interviewed in the article.