ELANGOVAN KARTHIKEYAN is currently an Research Fellow at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He received his Ph.D in Advanced Multidisciplinary Engineering from the Tokyo Denki University, Japan and M.Sc in Information Technology from the Sikkim Manipal University, India. He obtained his B.E degree from the Annamalai University, India. Before joining SUTD, he was a Production Engineer in International Automotive components, India. His research interests are in robotics with an emphasis on self-reconfigurable platforms. He is the recipient of SG Mark Design Award in 2017 and 2018, A‘ Design Award in 2018.