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• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #78

  Twice a month, we bring you the latest in research, tech, and education at ITMO University. This time, we’ve got science fiction made real, exciting opportunities for budding AI specialists, and success stories from school students and accomplished researchers.

  05.05.2025

• Cost-Efficient Next-Gen Exoskeleton by ITMO Students Goes Into Production

  A team of students from ITMO University have launched the production of mobile modular exoskeletons. These devices reduce the strain on the wearer’s musculoskeletal system and allow them to safely carry objects weighing up to 50 kilograms. The technology should prove helpful for construction workers, rescue specialists, delivery workers, and tourists such as hikers. With support from the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE), the developers have already begun commercial small-batch production of the exoskeletons and are in negotiations with potential clients.

  29.04.2025

• Results of Latest Demo Day at ITMO Accelerator

  Another season has come to a close at ITMO Accelerator. Over the course of three months, students of various Russian universities learned how to launch and grow their startup. During the final Demo Day, they presented their ideas to an expert jury. ITMO.NEWS reports on the top five projects.

  09.03.2022

• ITMO Student Designs an Active Exoskeleton to Lift Weight

  Alexey Ledyukov, a student at ITMO’s Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics, has designed an exoskeleton that will be able to help lift up to 80 kilograms easily. At the same time, the suit itself doesn’t weigh much: you can move and even run in it freely. In this interview, Alexey shared how he managed to create his first exoskeleton while still in school and how his project can be of use to rescuers and airsoft fans.

  28.09.2021