- Dr. Pelin Çankaya özbür has defended her PhD thesis entitled “Design of Single Degree-of-Freedom Walking Mechanisms with Springs and Dampers” on December 12, 2025.
- 8th International Workshop on Computational Kinematics (CK 2025) is organized in November 25-28, 2028 at IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
- Special Session on Medical Robots / Human-Robot Interaction was organized on September 3, 2025 during 22nd National Theory of Machines Symposium in Hacettepe University.
- Dr. Fırat Kara has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Design of Asymmetrical Parallel Manipulators” on July 18, 2025.
- Dr. Murat Demirel has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Design, Prototyping and Testing of Modified Altmann Linkage Networks to be used as Deployable Structures” on December 10, 2024. Click here for the relevant project details.
Other News
- Prof. Dr. Amandyk Tuleshov (IFToMM MO Kazakhistan Chair), Dr. Moldyr Kuatova ve Dr. Azizbek Abduraimov from Joldashbekov Institute of Mechanics and Engineering have examined the studies in RAML during their visit to IzTech.
- 10th International Summer School on Screw-Theory Based Methods in Robotics (Summer Screws 2024) is organized in September 7-14, 2024 at IzTech.
- The paper “Two novel formulations for the optimum design of rack-and pinion steering mechanisms” authored by Dr. Kiper was awarded Silver Best Research Paper Award during the 7th IFToMM Asian Mechanism and Machine Science Conference in Almaty.
- RAML Director Prof. Dr. Gökhan Kiper gave a lecture on “Design of Deployable Mast Mechanisms with High Deployment Ratio to be Used for Positioning Satellite Components” during the IFToMM Summer School on Design and Applications of Mechanism, Machines and Robots (DAMMR 2024).
- 8th International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms (HMM2024) is organized in April 18-20, 2024 at Ankara University.
- Workshop on Analytical Synthesis of Mechanisms (KS2024) was organized in January 29 – February 2, 2024 at Fırat University.
- Our lab founder Prof. Dr. Rasim Alizade and esteemed Turkish mechanism science researcher Prof. Dr. Eres Söylemez received the IFToMM Dedicated Services Award during the IFToMM World Congress in Tokyo on November 5-10, 2023. Click here for a photo.
- Special Session on Medical Applications was organized on September 13, 2023 during 21st National Theory of Machines Symposium in Trakya University.
- Tuğrul Yılmaz has defended his MSc thesis entitled “Design, Production and Tests of an Inherently Balanced Mechanism to be Used as an Endoscope Holder for Endonasal Skull Base Surgery”.
- Workshop on Kinematic Design of Cam Mechanisms (KT2023) was organized on February 6, 15-16, 2023.
- Prof. Dr. Jon M. Selig gave a talk entitled “On the Plane Symmetric Bricard Mechanism” on February 2, 2023
- Dr. Talha Eraz has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Geometric Properties of Coupler-Curve Equation of Planar Slider-Crank and Four-Bar Linkages”.
- Gökhan Arslan has defended his MSc thesis entitled “Development of Kinetostatic Design Methodology for Airplane Flap Mechanisms”.
- Yunus Cebeci has defended his MSc thesis entitled “Design of HiDAM: Highly Deployable Articulated Mast for Positioning of Satellite Components”. Click here for the relevant project details.
- Tarık Kadak has defended his MSc thesis entitled “Function generation synthesis of planar mechanisms as a mixed problem of correlation of crank angles and dead-center design“.
- Former RAML member Dr. Halil Tetik defended his PhD thesis entitled “3D Freeze Printing of Functional Aerogels” at Kansas State university and got a PhD degree.
- Online Workshop on Function Synthesis of Mechanisms (KS2022) is organized on February 7-11, 2022.
- Special Session on Distance Education in Theory of Machines is organized during the 20th National Theory of Machines Symposium that is held on September 15-17, 2021.
- 6. Turkish Robotics Conference (ToRK 2021) is organised as an online event by Izmir Institute of Technology on July 26-28, 2021.
- RAML Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Kiper attended the Open Science Ecosystem Panel, which is held within the scope of Open Access Week (AE2020), on October 22, 2020 as an invited speaker.
- Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Alper Baba and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Prof. Dr. Mustafa M. Demir visited RAML (
@iyteedutr). - RAML Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Kiper has received IFToMM Fellowship status during the Executive Council meeting of IFToMM during November 21-24, 2019 in Ankara.
