As a child, Dr Phang Swee King spent hours tinkering with his toys, interested in taking apart small gadgets just to see what’s inside. Over time, his curiosity grew into an interest in robotics. There was no such course during his time in university, so he enrolled in electrical and electronic engineering.
“Along the way, I became drawn to UAS (unmanned aerial systems), or drones, which I see as flying robots. Today, my work is really a continuation of that childhood curiosity – finding ways to make these systems more useful in everyday life,” says Phang, who is now the Programme Director of the Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering with Honours at the School of Engineering, Faculty of Innovation and Technology in Taylor’s University.
