Prof. Seiichiro Katsura (Keio University, Tokyo Japan): Motion-Copying System and Its Applications to Rehabilitation Robotics
Human motions are preserved as digital data, it is possible not only to analyze the experts' skills but also to transfer them to a robot. In addition, quantitative training including rehabilitation becomes possible. In the lecture, recent challenges for medical applications will be also presented.
Prof. Trygve Thomessen (PPM Robotics AS, Trondheim, Norway): Social, communicative, multipurpose service robot for nursing homes
In the future, elderly care should be even more focused on mastery and social care, to give the patients higher life quality inside the institutions. Ideas - by manipulating the dynamic design software settings, the robot can change its personality instantly, to pretend various roles towards the patients: Assistant, Supervisor, Observer, Socialiser
Link to the conference: https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m9441d064adad7da6aa48ba63118a68ff
