Institutional development · Teaching, learning and curriculum · Sweden
KTH students win Sveriges Ingenjörer thesis prize for robot that trains medical students
Two KTH Royal Institute of Technology students have received Sveriges Ingenjörer's award for the best degree project in engineering for a social robot that coaches medical students in patient conversations.
Why it matters: The award recognises William Ivegren and Jonathan Schiött's KTH degree project, a social robot built to train medical students in clinical conversations with patients.
KTH reported that two of its students have built a social robot designed to train medical students in clinical conversations with patients.
According to KTH, the students, William Ivegren and Jonathan Schiött, are receiving the prize from Sveriges Ingenjörer, a Swedish engineers' organisation, for the best degree project on the Master of Science in Engineering (civilingenjör) programme.
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Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
The prize goes to William Ivegren and Jonathan Schiött for a degree project in which a social robot trains medical students to hold clinical conversations with patients, according to KTH.
