About Us
Launched in 2017 and established as a Joint Lab in 2022, the Schaeffler-NTU Joint Lab is a strategic collaboration between Schaeffler and Nanyang Technological University focused on mobility, robotics, automation and Industry 4.0 technologies. The lab combines NTU’s research excellence with Schaeffler’s industrial expertise to advance smart manufacturing, intelligent systems and digitalisation, while developing industry-ready talent and supporting Singapore’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem.
Research Focus
Industrial Collaborative Robotics
Focused on sensitive robotics based on integrated torque sensing in arm joints of cobots, novel actuators for advanced robotics applications and handling of soft materials
Industrial Automated Mobile Robot Platforms
Research in Modular AMR-Cobot combination and next generation of AMR drivetrains
Industrial IoT for Smart Factory Applications
Research in instantaneous network build-up for surveillance/positioning/detection tasks in industrial settings and degradation prevention utilizing digital maintenance