Robots supporting personal independence and rehabilitation
24 November 2009
Programme
Session 1: Arrival and introduction
09:30 -10:00 Arrival, Registration and tea/coffee
10:00 -10:10 Welcome to the Hertfordshire Adaptive Systems research group, Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn and Dr Farshid Amirabdollahian, University of Hertfordshire
Morning Chair, Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn, University of Hertfordshire
10:10-10:25 Robots- current state of the art and future possibilities (from pre-programmed to adaptive), Dr Farshid Amirabdollahian, University of Hertfordshire
Session 2: Robots for rehabilitation - can robots enhance service delivery
10:25-10:45 Robotics for use in rehabilitation, personal assistance and functional assessment, Professor William Harwin, University of Reading
10:45-11:05 How rehabilitation robotics might be adopted in practice, Professor Bipin Bhakta, Leeds University
11:05-11:25 Questions and discussion
11:25-11:45 Tea/coffee
Session 3: Robots and older people - opportunity or no-go?
11:45-12:05 How can we ensure that robots will be acceptable to older people?, Dr Rui Loureiro, University of Reading
12:05-12:20 What do users really, really want? Dr Karen Baker and Dr Diane Playford, University College London
12:20-12:50 Questions and discussion
Briefing for lunch time task: Having your say!
12:50-13:50 Lunch break
Session 4: Computational model for human motor control, and how robots have helped to refine our understanding
13:50-13:55 Introduction to the Afternoon, Chair, Dr Farshid Amirabdollahian, University of Hertfordshire
13:55-14:05 What is KT-EQUAL? Professor Gail Mountain, Director KT-EQUAL
14:05-14:25 The complex nature of human motor control, Professor Alan Wing, University of Birmingham
14:25-14:45 Neuroscience and its use for neurorehabilitation, Dr Etienne Burdet, Imperial College London
14:45-15:00 Questions and discussion
15:00-15:15 Tea/Coffee
Session 5: Robotics technology for children - playing, learning and assisting
15:15-15:35 User perspective on robotics for assistance and rehabilitation for children, Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn, University of Hertfordshire
15:35-15:45 Questions and discussion
Session 6: Future Challenges
15:45-16:15 Feedback from lunch time task: Having your say!
Further Discussions and Conclusion by the chair
16:15 End of day and Departure
But there may be some slippage!
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