News

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.

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.

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.

SUTD researchers test a privacy-preserving approach that blends federated learning with cloud coordination for smart grids in future 6G environments.