Milestones
From Stevie to the sensor
More than a decade of research at Trinity College Dublin, and the recognition it has earned along the way.
- 2019TIME, Nov 2019Stevie on the cover of TIMEThe social robot our founders built at Trinity, also one of TIME’s best inventions of 2019.
- 2019
MIT Technology ReviewInnovators Under 35 EuropeCEO Conor McGinn named one of Europe’s leading innovators under 35. - 2021
European Innovation CouncilBacked by the EIC AcceleratorEU deep-tech funding to build Akara’s hospital robots in Dublin. - 2021Frontiers in Robotics and AIExploring the applicability of robot-assisted UV disinfection in radiologyPeer-reviewedRobot-assisted UV disinfection in radiologyTested in radiology rooms at two hospitals.
- 2023IEEE ICRA 2023Ethical assessment of a hospital disinfection robotPeer-reviewedEthical assessment of a hospital disinfection robotPresented at ICRA, the IEEE ’s flagship robotics conference.
- 2025
Silicon Republic, Sep 2025KPMG Global Tech Innovator, IrelandAkara wins the Irish round and goes on to the global final in Lisbon. - 2025
TIME, Oct 2025TIME Best Inventions 2025The Akara AI Sensor makes TIME’s list, six years after Stevie. - 2026
Business Plus, Oct 2026On the cover of Business PlusNiamh Donnelly on how hospitals will change forever.
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