CHAPTER 06 / HUMAN + ROBOT

Intelligence.
By your side.

Our next chapter brings biology and robotics closer together. We want to connect human signals, soft tactile interfaces and local intelligence in systems shaped around the person.

Explore Human + Robot Enter Intent Studio
+A research direction. A practical starting point.
A system shaped around the person.
HUMAN + ROBOT / SHARED INTENT
FIG. 01 / HUMAN + ROBOT
THE HUMAN CONNECTION
SIGNAL → INTELLIGENCE → HUMAN
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY+QUANTUM PHYSICS+DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE

NEXT FRONTIER / TWO PERSPECTIVES

Two scales.
One direction.

From a shared movement to the smallest interface. We explore how human intention, responsive materials and computation could become a connected system.

Concept of a person wearing a tactile forearm interface collaborating with a responsive robotic structure

01HUMAN SCALE

Intelligence in the interaction.

A proposed direction for collaboration: sense movement, interpret intention and make the next action understandable to the person.

Explore a shared decision
Extreme close-up concept of a photonic silicon chip with fine light-guiding structures and organic, neural-like fibres

02THE INTERFACE SCALE

Where signals meet.

We explore the meeting of biological signals and microstructured silicon. The question is how to translate information across this boundary with precision.

Explore neural interfaces

NEW / HUMAN-CENTRED ROBOTICS

A softer touch.
A clearer decision.

What should a robot do when a signal becomes uncertain? Explore our direction for a loop connecting human intention, measured contact and understandable feedback.

  1. 01Sense the interaction
  2. 02Make uncertainty visible
  3. 03Keep the person in the loop
Try the interactive studio
Soft translucent robotic fingers with a tactile sensor mesh hold a blue object
02 / SOFT TOUCH INTERFACE
Concept of three layers in soft wearable electronics: membrane, circuit and textile
SOFT ELECTRONICS

NEW / SYSTEM STUDIO

One person.
Many possibilities.

Choose a purpose. Combine movement, muscle and environmental signals. See the raw data budget and take a clear concept brief with you.

01Choose02Configure03Export
Open System StudioExplore the layers of an interface ↗

An interactive planning tool with stated assumptions. The image illustrates a future concept.

CHAPTER 04 / CONNECTION OBSERVATORY

NEW PERSPECTIVES / 2026

Closer to life.
Further in thought.

A quiet interface on the skin. A material that translates ionic activity into electronic signals. Explore two scales of the same ambition: technology that works closer to the person.

Enter the observatory

Explore the external research and our proposed direction in the observatory.

INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCEFollow a signal. Change the conditions.

NEW / EXPLORE THE HUMAN FRONTIER

Four fields.
A human purpose.

A closer look at the technologies that could connect biological signals with useful intelligence. Explore the evidence, the open questions and our direction.

Concept visualisations of our research direction.

THE NEXT STEP

One signal. One model. Human feedback.

Our proposed first step is a non-invasive sensor demonstrator: measure a defined signal, check its quality and make the interpretation understandable. Broader human augmentation remains a research ambition.

See the prototype direction ↗

01 / OUR VISION

Look closer.
Think further.

What becomes possible when we connect the language of biology with the tools of the digital world?

Nano Genetics Sweden AB is shaping a vision at the intersection of molecular biology, quantum science and digital technology. We want to make complex connections understandable — and explore how data, models and simulation can help us ask better questions.

Our direction: explore, model, validate. This website introduces our vision and fields of interest; it does not present proprietary research results or clinical services.

02 / CONNECTED DISCIPLINES

Three perspectives.
One connected vision.

From molecules to models. Each perspective reveals a different part of the picture.

01

MOLECULAR

The language
of life

DNA stores genetic information. Molecular biology explores how that information is expressed, regulated and connected to the workings of a cell.

Explore the foundation ↗
02

QUANTUM

Nature at its
smallest scale

Quantum biology investigates the role of quantum effects in specific biological processes. Magnetic sensitivity in bird cryptochrome is one actively studied example.

Follow the research ↗
03

DIGITAL

A new way
to understand

Computation can help us analyse biological data and predict molecular structures. Models offer insight — their predictions still need careful evaluation.

Discover the possibilities ↗

03 / INTERACTIVE EXPLORER

From structure
to information.

One sequence. Two ways to see it. Explore how a schematic DNA structure can become a digital representation.

DNA / EXPLORER 01ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL
A / T C / G16 BASE PAIRS

The double helix of life

Two complementary strands: A pairs with T, and C with G. Rotate the model to see its structure from another angle.

An educational illustration, not an atomic simulation. The sequence is synthetic. The binary mapping is an arbitrary encoding, not a quantum calculation.

04 / CONNECTED SYSTEMS

Different worlds.
One connected picture.

Our vision is a connected chain from events in biology to information people can understand.

01

BIOLOGY

Molecules & cells

Biological context gives a measurement meaning.

02

SENSING

Sensors & interfaces

Choose a measurement principle suited to the signal and environment.

03

CONNECTION

Data & systems

Connect timestamps, units, provenance and quality.

04

INTELLIGENCE

Models & interpretation

Compare signals and make uncertainty visible.

05

HUMAN

People at the centre

Understand, review and make informed decisions.

Concept architecture • no connected devices or personal data collection on this website.

05 / SENSOR ATLAS

Every signal
opens a door.

Different sensor types answer different questions. We want to explore how they can complement one another.

Light, colour and fluorescence

Optical signals

Optical measurements can reveal information about a sample. Wavelength, background and calibration affect interpretation.

Chemistry becomes an electrical signal

Electrochemical sensors

A chemical interaction can become a measurable electrical change. Selectivity and drift need to be checked.

The body in context

Movement & physiology

Movement, temperature and electrical biosignals can provide different perspectives. A signal is not a diagnosis.

The surroundings matter too

Environment & context

Temperature, light and humidity can help us understand measurement conditions and interference.

Close to the measurement target

Nano & molecular interfaces

Nanostructures are a research area for interfaces between materials and biological systems. Function must be validated in the relevant environment.

A different way to sense

Quantum sensing

Quantum sensors can measure quantities such as magnetic fields. Diamond NV centres are studied at very small scales; this is distinct from quantum biology.

06 / INTERACTIVE SIGNAL LAB

From signal
to understanding.

Choose a scenario and add interference. See why data quality is part of every digital model.

NANO GENETICS / SIGNAL LABSYNTHETIC DATA
— Measured (synthetic)┄ Reference
Relative amplitude
Noise / reference (RMS)

SIGNAL → CONTEXT → HUMAN

01 /
02 / Check calibration and measurement conditions.
03 / Let a person review the interpretation.

A simplified demonstration in relative units. Curves are generated in your browser and do not represent a real sensor, molecule or patient.

07 / HUMAN IN THE LOOP

Technology that supports.
People who guide.

Our goal is to make complex systems understandable and useful, starting with human needs.

Understand the signal

Show what was measured, when and under what conditions.

Understand uncertainty

Separate observations from model assumptions and suggestions.

Stay in control

Design future systems with clear permissions, consent and human review.

08 / DEVELOPMENT HORIZON

One vision.
Clear next steps.

A proposed development path for Nano Genetics — not a list of finished products.

01

Define

Choose a concrete problem, a signal and the person the system should support.

02

Build a prototype

Connect a bounded sensor stream to a visualisation with explicit data quality.

03

Test & compare

Evaluate against reference measurements and document limitations.

04

Integrate responsibly

Develop interoperability, security and usability before scaling.

09 / THE NEXT CHAPTER

Biological by nature.
Digital by possibility.

IGI

A direction for the next stage of IGI.

Our ambition is to connect knowledge across scales: from molecular processes to digital models. The next step is to define focused questions, identify suitable data and build concepts that can be tested.

VISION & CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

10 / SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS

Curiosity,
grounded in evidence.

The science that informs our questions. Independent sources, not claims of affiliation or work performed by Nano Genetics.

01
NHGRI / DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Fact Sheet

An introduction to DNA, its structure and the information it carries.

02
XU ET AL. / NATURE / 2021

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird

Laboratory evidence of magnetic sensitivity in a bird protein; the biological mechanism remains a research question.

03
JUMPER ET AL. / NATURE / 2021

Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

A milestone in computational structure prediction, with defined capabilities and limitations.

04

NIBIB / Sensors

An introduction to biomedical sensors and measurement principles.

05

NIST / Diamond NV Center Magnetometry

Research background on diamond-based magnetic sensing at small scales.