The history of the Technical University of Lodz starts in 1945, but the beginnings of the Department of Automatics and Biomechanics come back to 1964 when Prof. Z. Parszewski founded the Department of Mechanics and Machines. In 1970 the Department was transformed into the Department of Theory of Machines and Mechanisms in the newly founded Institute of Applied Mechanics headed by Prof. Z. Parszewski, and next by Associate Prof. M. Roszkowski and Associate Prof. K. Grossman (1981-1991).
In 1991 the Institute of Applied Mechanics was divided into three independent departments, one of them being the Department of Dynamics of Machines headed by Prof. J. Awrejcewicz, who in 1992 became the head of the Group of Nonlinear Dynamics. In 1994 the Department of Control and Biomechanics headed by Prof. J. Awrejcewicz was founded at the Institute of Turbomachinery. On July 1, 1998, according to the motion of the Council of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Rector of the Technical University of Lodz founded the Department of Automatics and Biomechanics (K16) as an independent unit of the Technical University of Lodz. In 2006 a new Mechatronics course was created. In October 2013 our Department renames to Department of Automation, Biomechanics and Mechatronics.
Many years of managing the Department by prof. J. Awrejcewicz (1998-2022) resulted in a significant development of staff, scientific, didactic and laboratory base, implementation of many research grants, recognition of the unit in the field of mathematical and technical sciences and extensive cooperation with Polish and foreign universities.
From 2023, by the decision of the Rector of the Lodz University of Technology, at the request of the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Head of the Department of Automation, Biomechanics and Mechatronics is Paweł Olejnik, DSc, PhD, MSc. Since 1999, professor of TUL P. Olejnik participated in building the Department, a number of scientific and research works, creating new fields of study and the content of subjects, educating students of all levels of study, as well as co-organizing a cyclical scientific conference organized by the unit.