Inventing technologies that empower people
About us
Skyborn Research looks beyond the next product cycle, identifying trends and technologies that will emerge in the next three to five years. We develop applications and prototypes that imagine the impacts these changes will create, and we share those prototypes to facilitate innovation and thoughtful consideration of the future of media, technology and the arts.
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Research areas
Robotics
Visual Computing
Machine Learning & Data Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Human Computer Interaction
Neuro & Cognitive Sciences
Materials & Fabrication
Social, soft, swarm and aerospace robotics.
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Our research projects

Rise

Rise is an experimental prototyping platform

Thia

Thia is an experimental prototyping platform to test and evaluate the vision of home robotics.

Apeiron

Apeiron is an experimental prototyping platform

Our teaching projects

Apeiron

Apeiron is an experimental prototyping platform

Rise

Rise is an experimental prototyping platform

Thia

Thia is an experimental prototyping platform to test and evaluate the vision of home robotics.

What makes Skyborn Research unique
Skyborn Research students work in interdisciplinary project teams including interactive media, computer science and psychology majors. This combination enables teams to deal with complex challenges from different angles.
Skyborn Research focuses on the future of technology. At the same time, the outcomes of our projects are real, working prototypes.
Skyborn Research focuses on the relationship between digital technology and physical interaction, and keeps the human aspect at the core of the innovation process.
Skyborn Research has a dedicated group of mentors who work with our project teams on a regular basis. These mentors are industry leaders who share in our vision and provide an important industry perspective.
Skyborn Research encourages an open, informal, highly collaborative environment within the lab, and in our contacts with industry sponsors. We follow a shared IP philosophy to enable open ended collaboration and development.
Featured blog entry
How we build our Sense prototype.
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We’re hiring talented people in a variety of technical and nontechnical roles to join our team in Haarlem.
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