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At SDU Robotics, we develop intelligent robotic technologies through interdisciplinary research and innovation. We empower the next generation of engineers, researchers, and entrepreneurs to shape the future of industry, and society.

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SDU Robotics: Insider talk

What awaits you in our study programms? Listen to Iñigo Iturrate (Associate Professor at SDU Robotics) talk about some of the courses in our programms and his own experience moving and living in Odense. Stay tuned for the video!
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Odense: the world's leading robot city

Explore, why SDU Robotics in Odense is the place to be when you want to be successful in the field of robotics

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22.10.2026

DKK 7.3 million awarded to SDU researchers for projects on tissue imaging and sustainable food packaging

Two researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark have received grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark. Their projects aim to develop a new method for examining biological tissue and sustainable food packaging that can indicate whether food is still fresh.

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08.10.2026

New projects to strengthen engineering students’ maths skills and responsible use of AI

Two projects supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation will develop teaching at the University of Southern Denmark’s Faculty of Engineering. One will help new engineering students build their maths skills through exercises tailored to their level. The other will strengthen software engineering students’ ability to understand, check and take responsibility for code written with artificial intelligence.

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01.10.2026

Four researchers from the Faculty of Engineering receive DKK 9.7 million for bold experiments

Four researchers from the Faculty of Engineering have received a combined total of almost DKK 9.7 million from Villum Experiment for projects exploring shape-changing materials, automated software repair, new catalysts and quantum-inspired computer hardware.

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27.09.2026

When teaching and research strengthen each other

Three robotics engineering students turned a bachelor’s project into a peer-reviewed journal article. Their subsequent work has generated further research on assistive and underwater robots. For Associate Professor Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu, the projects show how teaching and research can advance together.

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25.08.2026

New hospital robot welcomes patients and shows them the way

After three years of development, a Danish-German research team has built and tested three robot prototypes at hospitals in Denmark and Germany. The humanoid robot HuGo can welcome patients, talk to them and accompany them to their destination.

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09.08.2026

Race against time to give Denmark new weapons against the Caterpillar from Hell

Drones, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence could become important tools in the future fight against the oak processionary moth. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark are therefore heading into the field alongside municipal pest control teams to gather the knowledge needed to develop future solutions. In just a few weeks, the caterpillars will be gone for the year – along with the opportunity to study them in the wild.

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Soft robotics

25.06.2026

SDU researcher develops touch-sensitive robot skin free of electronics

Arman Goshtasbi from SDU Soft Robotics has, in his PhD, developed a tactile robot skin without any electronics on the sensing site, using fluids in silicone channels. The results was recently published in Nature Communications.

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18.06.2026

New centre for giant robots at Lindø set to push the boundaries of industrial production

On 18 June, the Centre for Large Structure Production (LSP) will open under The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at SDU. The construction has been made possible by a donation of 90 million Danish kroner from the A.P. Møller Foundation. At the centre, researchers, students and companies will develop robot technology for the production of very large structures for, for example, ships and wind turbines.

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12.05.2026

SDU opens the door to a new AI supercomputer for local businesses

A new AI supercomputer will give companies in Sønderborg and the Danish-German border region access to advanced AI solutions, support new product development, and strengthen competitiveness. Researchers at SDU’s Centre for Industrial Software now want to work even closer with industry.

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Drones

06.05.2026

SDU and the Danish Defence to work more closely together on public safety

The first group of drone conscripts and soldiers has begun at SDU in Odense. They are to attend a drone engineering course as part of the cooperation between the SDU Drone Centre and the Danish Defence Drone Centre. Below, Rector Jens Ringsmose explains why increased cooperation with the Danish Defence is both important and relevant.

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Last Updated 11.11.2026

New Robotic Technologies for Society