Professor of Robotics, Director of Morph Lab, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Joined February 2015
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Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Ghost Circuits… Machines That Think Without Code.
What if intelligence doesn’t come from code at all?
Computing comes from the tunability of materials and geometries.
I sit down with @thrishlab to share his journey of writing Ghost Circuits, it took him five years.
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't take the bait when The View's Joy Behar asks him about the ICE raids in California:
"I'm so, so happy to see first-hand that this IS the greatest country in the world and it IS the land of opportunity...
...When you come to America, you're a guest. And you have to behave like a guest...You have a responsibility as an immigrant to give back to America."
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
🚀 Something exciting is coming...
Imperial College London is delighted to announce the launch of its inaugural Robotics Summer School taking place from 21st – 25th July!
Join this opportunity to dive into the world of robotics together with all of our very best roboticists. With state-of-the-art equipment and classrooms, you’ll learn the fundamental and specialised concepts of robotics, with hands-on learning and group work.
Immerse yourself in a week-long group project embedded within one of our cutting-edge laboratories—choose from the Hamlyn Centre, our flagship Aerial Arena, Dyson Robotics Lab, Multi-limb Virtual Environment (aka Dr. Octopus 🐙) and more!
📆 21st – 25th July 2025
📍Imperial College London, South Kensington & White City Campuses
Applications close on the 25th April 2025
Don’t miss your chance to explore the future of robotics with Imperial’s top roboticists at the heart of the world’s best student city.
Apply now at imperial.ac.uk/robotics/impe…
#ImperialRoboticsSummerSchool
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Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
It was my great honour to be selected as a 2023 RSS Pioneer last year. Many thanks for the support from my PhD supervisors.
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Today's #RSSPioneers throwback features Zhenhua Yu! @ZhenhuaYu_IC is a 2023 RSS Pioneer and a postdoctoral research fellow at @imperialcollege London. He also earned his Ph.D. at Imperial, working with Prof. Thrishantha Nanayakkara and Prof. Peter Childs.
Read more below! 🧵🤖
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
One of the projects I worked on @ImperialDyson / @thrishlab is getting published! We designed a print-in-place compliant wheel that passively transforms when encountering obstacles.
Video with more details: youtu.be/oZbZZlDDEnc?si=CxhQ…
Early access paper: ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract…
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Master the art of designing human-centered products & strategies with @imperialcollege 's latest MSc Design with Behaviour Science course!
Explore how to incorporate theory, research & practices in behaviour science into the design of positive outcomes.
youtube.com/watch?v=6e7EGQQh…
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Looking back at our Christmas Party. ❄️Merry Christmas Robotics Forum!❄️
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Cheers to a fantastic 2023 for the 🎉Imperial Robotics Forum! Grateful for our researchers, students, and collaborators. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! @thrishlab @fmryb @AdSpiers @MKovacRobotics @Petar_Kormushev @Ed__Johns @CULLYAntoine @Nicolas_Reds @Ana_CruzRuiz
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
A huge congratulations to our PhD students Yukun Ge, Barry Mulvey, and Digby Chappell, on clinching the prestigious Amazon-Imperial Robotics Awards for their groundbreaking PhD research in early, mid, and late stage categories!
More about our #PhD opps: imperial.ac.uk/design-engine…
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Grateful to have our collaborative paper on a new #softsensor published and being chosen to be @NatureComms Editor's Highlights section. Thanks @thefaboratory @nccrrobotics @EPFL_MechE @EPFLEngineering – at Ecublens (VD), Suisse
Bright idea! @robotician & the @RRL_EPFL have created a sensor that perceives combinations of bending, stretching, compression & temp. changes, all using a robust system based on a simple concept: #color.
#softrobotics #wearables @EPFL_MechE @EPFL_en
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Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Thanks @Nature for highlighting our research!
@BUCollegeofENG @BuMechE
#softrobotics #surgicalrobotics #heartdiseases
A soft robot can perform intricate surgical procedures inside a beating heart go.nature.com/3FFc9Vv
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
The moment has arrived!
Watch as actor, comedian & writer, @stephenfry reveals the top 10 finalists for the #GlobalTeacherPrize 2023!
Join us in celebrating the profound impact of these inspiring educators.
The Global Teacher Prize is in partnership with @UNESCO & @DubaiCares.
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Extremely glad to be part of Commemoration Day 2023 @imperialcollege 🎊
Huge congratulations to #OurImperial students attending their ceremonies today @RoyalAlbertHall, I hope your time at Imperial was a rewarding and fulfilling experience
Wishing everyone the best of luck 🎓
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Here’s @BotJunkie in-depth explainer on how @DisneyResearch built the super impressive and adorable little robot they demoed at #iros2023 spectrum.ieee.org/disney-rob…
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Calling aspiring researchers for the 2023 @imperialcollege Research Fellowships (ICRF)! @ImperialDyson is thrilled to welcome researchers who align with the school’s ethos that centres on the co-design of technology and behaviours.
Eligibility details: imperial.ac.uk/research-and-…
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
I had an amazing time hosting a live episode of @RobotTalkPod today at @ExRdFestival! Thanks again to my fantastic guests @GR_Morgan @BaniAnvari @thrishlab for making it such a fascinating discussion. I could have chatted to you for hours!
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
Are you coming to the Great Exhibition Road Festival? Come see us at the Smart Machines Zone! @thrishlab @Ed__Johns @AdSpiers
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
I am very proud to present our special issue on #SoftRobotics in IEEE Control Systems. The goal was to reach out to the control community and introduce soft robotics and #MorphologicalComputation to them. w/ Cecilia Laschi, @CosimoDella @mecanohumano buff.ly/3OYBO1a
Thrishantha Nanayakkara retweeted
My great honour to be part of this year's RSS Pioneers 2023! The first representative from Imperial College to attend the RSS Pioneer workshop. Looking forward to meeting everyone in Korea in next month. #RSSPioneers #RSS2023
Happy Friday, robotics researchers!
We are *exactly* 1 month away from the #RSSPioneers2023 workshop!
Research statements for this year's cohort are available online: sites.google.com/view/rsspio…. We will announce our speakers in the coming weeks – stay tuned!
#RSSPioneers #RSS2023
