Robotics

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MPhil/PhD

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Part Time, Full Time

Natural & Mathematical Sciences student at work
RESEARCH PROFILE
  • Research income: Since 2008 the Department and the Centre have attracted several millions of pounds in grant income.
  • Current number of academic staff: 52 staff of whom seven work in robotics.
  • Current number of research staff and students: Approximately 100 PhD students and RAs, of whom around 30 work in robotics.
  • Recent publications: All academics in the Department publish regularly, with numerous publications each year, including in IEEE Transactions and ASME Transactions.
  • Current research projects:
    • Developing clinician-scientific interfaces in robotic assisted surgery: translating technical innovation into improved clinical care.
    • Radiofrequency Methods For The Non-Invasive, Non-Destructive Detection And Quantitative Analysis Of Counterfeit, Fake And Substandard Medicines.
    • Cost-driven Adaptive Factory based on Modular Self-Contained Factory Units.
    • Nuclear Quadrupole (NQR) & Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Detection Of Explosives.
    • Creating Physical Structure from Disarray.
  • Partner organisations: We have strong links with industry, government organisations and other universities and are currently working with (amongst others): Unilever, AstraZeneca, UK Home Office, Funuc Robotics, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and QinetiQ.
KEY FACTS
Head of group/division
Head of Department: Professor Michael Luck; Head of Centre for Robotics Research: Professor Kaspar Althoefer
Awarding institution
King's College London
Duration
PhD: three years full-time, four to six years part-time.
Location
Strand Campus.
Student destinations
Many of our students continue in academia, either as post-doctoral researchers or lecturers. Others work in industry.
Year of entry 2013
Offered by
Maughan Library