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Engineering design is critical to successful products and systems. At King’s, our current strength is in mechanisms and robotics, where the development of complex configurable systems brings together our researchers in computer vision, soft robotics, kinematics, sensors and mechanisms with those in machine learning in our Data-Centric Engineering theme.

Design and autonomous systems

Autonomous systems require design from individual components to the requirements of the end-user or process application. Our researchers are doing this by understanding aspects ranging from how the user will interact with the system and its reconfigurability to human-machine interaction. Alongside this, they are reviewing requirements from inclusive design to sustainability to develop new tools and methodologies for emerging applications and products.

Structures, sensing and devices

Our research in robotics has applications ranging from healthcare to manufacturing and agriculture with novel structures and new theories. Our research extends beyond robotics into haptics and metamaterials. Our researchers are designing new devices, mechanisms, and protocols for manipulation, detection and learning for improving productivity and lives.

People

Ashfaque Alam

Lecturer in Engineering

Nicola Bailey

Senior Lecturer in Engineering

Oya Celiktutan

Reader in AI and Robotics

Francesco Ciriello

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Education

Jian Dai

Emeritus Professor of Mechanisms and Robotics

Antonio Forte

Senior Lecturer in Engineering

Activities

Robotic hand
Centre for Robotics Research

The mission of the Centre for Robotics Research (CORE) is to develop world-leading solutions to critical challenges faced in society where robot-centric approaches can improve outcomes.

People

Ashfaque Alam

Lecturer in Engineering

Nicola Bailey

Senior Lecturer in Engineering

Oya Celiktutan

Reader in AI and Robotics

Francesco Ciriello

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Education

Jian Dai

Emeritus Professor of Mechanisms and Robotics

Antonio Forte

Senior Lecturer in Engineering

Activities

Robotic hand
Centre for Robotics Research

The mission of the Centre for Robotics Research (CORE) is to develop world-leading solutions to critical challenges faced in society where robot-centric approaches can improve outcomes.