SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN (SUTD)
Abstract
As part of the Temasek Junior College (TJC) Wonder.Observe.Weave! (WOW!) programme, the 5 of us (Aasish, Ethan, Oliver, Qi Lun, Izen) were assigned to learn from the researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). This wiki details the events of the month that we spent experimenting, researching, and learning about the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sanitation tasks.
Background Information of SUTD
SUTD is the fourth public university of Singapore. Located on 8 Somapah Road next to the Upper Changi MRT station, it was jointly founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Zhejiang University. As the name suggests, SUTD aims to broaden human knowledge through research, while also nurturing a generation of technologically-savvy leaders and innovators to serve society. It will engage the cream of the crop and accelerate knowledge creation and innovation, as well as a novel curriculum and teaching methods. Based upon the core values of leadership, integrity, passion, collaboration and creativity, SUTD will be regarded as the leading university in the world for technology and design education and research.
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Our chief mentor, Dr Mohan, works under the Engineering Product Development Pillar (EPD). EPD Pillar prepares students in the full value chain of innovative and technology-intensive systems and products while emphasizing on developments that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries. He specialises in robotics, robot ergonomics and reconfigurable robotics. He believes that AI and robots will become an essential part of our society in the future.
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