- Posted on 29 Jul 2026
Our recent work
Here is a curated sample of the applied R&D projects UTS Rapido delivers across industry, government and academia, spanning software engineering, UX and digital solutions, mechatronics, and research translation.
These case studies represent a fraction of the work we do, and we'd be happy to discuss your R&D needs. Rapido partners across sectors including medtech, defence, agtech, mining, financial services, energy, education and social impact, and we'd welcome the chance to talk through your own challenge.
Informed 365
In an era where corporate social responsibility is at the forefront of consumer minds, the partnership between Informed 365 and UTS Rapido sets a new standard...
Navantia Australia
UTS Rapido has collaborated closely with Navantia Australia since mid-2020 to deliver R&D projects, with ongoing collaborations around digital twin, ship...
Quokka Quantum
UTS Rapido software and mechatronics teams assisted UTS academics Christopher Ferrie and Simon Devitt on the early prototype that paved the way to the first...
The Gender Legislative Index
The law has the power to deliver concrete change to fulfil women’s rights, but we’ve lacked a set of global standards to assess and score laws on their ability...
PolySpine
A collaboration between UTS Rapido and Australian start-up PolySpine is transforming the lives of people with moderate to severe physical disability, opening...
OMNIA Wheel
A novel conveyor sortation system disrupting the global logistics sector is the end result of a research collaboration between UTS Rapido and Australian...
Cutting-edge software brings custom surgical implants to life
The rapid 3D printing of surgical implants that precisely fit individual patients is a step closer with new software to help with their design and manufacture.
CHEX Digital Currency
Thanks to a partnership with R&D innovation hub UTS Rapido, CHEX Community Currency is about to go digital – and the transformation of this once-humble...
My Blue Sky
Anti-Slavery Australia, a specialist legal and research centre within the UTS Faculty of Law, has run My Blue Sky, Australia's national forced marriage support...
Mineral Technologies
Mineral Technologies partnered with UTS Rapido to overcome production challenges in manufacturing gravity spiral separators. Using advanced 3D printing, they...
New research to advance equality for women through the law
UTS’s first professorial chair in gender and the law will pioneer the creation of a global legal database to drive gender equality in legislation around the...
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UX and digital solutions
We create value generating digital solutions by identifying the needs of your business, its market, and the end-users, and by designing, developing...
Software engineering
We apply analytical thinking, engineering principles, methods, tools and the latest AI software development expertise to the design, development and...
Mechatronics
We design, test and build intelligent systems that solve technical challenges through mechanical and mechatronic engineering, supported by in-house additive...
Research translation
We bridge the gap between academic research and real-world application, supporting partners to turn insights into policy, practice or market-ready solutions.
UX and digital solutions
We create value generating digital solutions by identifying the needs of your business, its market, and the end-users, and by designing, developing...
Software engineering
We apply analytical thinking, engineering principles, methods, tools and the latest AI software development expertise to the design, development and...
Mechatronics
We design, test and build intelligent systems that solve technical challenges through mechanical and mechatronic engineering, supported by in-house additive...
Research translation
We bridge the gap between academic research and real-world application, supporting partners to turn insights into policy, practice or market-ready solutions.
Find out more about UTS Rapido
UTS Rapido: an applied R&D innovation hub that partners with industry, government and academia. Email rapido@uts.edu.au