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How technology helping the elderly is turning into a big business opportunity
For over 10 years, an itch on his nose had been annoying Henry Evans. Many take such basic functions for granted, but not Evans. When he was 40, a stroke left him paralysed and mute. He can only move his head and partially move one finger. Evans could finally scratch that itch last year, and what's more, even shave, with the help of PR2, his personal robotic helper. The robot is now starting to help Evans around the house, organising and fetching things. "The robot enables me to manipulate my physical environment.
Seminar - Heinz Wörn Feb. 22
A seminar will take place in the the TSRB Auditorium, at 12 noon on Wednesday February 22, 2012. The talk will feature Heinz Wörn presenting on OP Sense - A control system for a robot assisted Operation Theatre. Lunch will be provided.
Seminar - Sven Dickinson Feb. 29
A seminar will take place in the Nano building, Rooms 116-118, at 12 noon on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. The talk will feature Sven Dickinson presenting on The Role of Intermediate Shape Priors in Perceptual Grouping and Image Abstraction. Lunch will be provided.
Seminar - Bilge Mutlu Feb. 15
A seminar will take place in the Nano building, Rooms 116-118, at 12 noon on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The talk will feature Bilge Mutlu presenting on Helping Us Help Ourselves: Designing Effective Social Robots. Lunch will be provided.
Seminar - Geoff Hollinger Feb. 1
A seminar will take place in the Nano building, Rooms 116-118, at 12 noon on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The talk will feature Geoff Hollinger presenting on Robotic Decision Making for Sensing in the Natural World. Lunch will be provided.
Seminar - Giorgio Metta Jan.27
A seminar will take place in the the Nano building, Rooms 116-118, at 12 noon on Friday, January 27, 2012. The talk will feature Giorgio Metta presenting on The iCub Project: an Open Source Platform for Research in Embodied Cognition. Lunch will be provided.
Seminar - Ross Knepper Jan.18
A seminar will take place at 12 noon on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The talk will feature Ross Knepper presenting on the Fundamental Relationships Among Path Planning Alternatives. Lunch will be provided.