[I-RIM ML] Call for Participation - I-RIM 3D WS on Applications and Challenges for Assistive Robotics

[AndreA Orlandini]

Apologies for multiple copies

You are kindly invited to attend (in presence or virtually) the WS on 
Applications and Challenges for Assistive Robotics that will be held 
tomorrow (8 Oct. 2022) at I-RIM 3D 
(https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202210070814330267970&URLID=10&ESV=10.0.16.7295&IV=F5960FDFF48382D74E72047DF3370307&TT=1665130474815&ESN=KKbwVn4mHkGFeksg2KWNScR6j7n5xmUrh%2BvcQt0bARg%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9pLXJpbS5pdC9pdC9wcm9ncmFtbWEtaS1yaW0tM2QtMjAyMi8&HK=2E75CD8E8CC94DAE36C5A1587146B3FAD9DE6786B91AF81C56606074ABDD1AFE) in Rome.

*The Workshop*
Assistive robots usually perform social or physical assistive tasks for 
increasing the well-being of a person with special needs like, e.g., a 
(temporary/permanent) physical or cognitive disability, a chronical 
(age-related) health condition or some specific illness. Usually, an 
assistive task is embedded in the context of normal human activities of 
daily living (ADLs) and robots can perform it that otherwise has to be 
performed by an attendant/caregiver. The user with special needs (and 
also a caregiver) interacts and controls the functioning of the robot.
The recent advances in technology fostered the development of many 
robotic solutions capable of implementing many assistive tasks 
addressing a variety of needs while fulfilling safety and caring 
requirements. At the same time, assistive scenarios are requiring robots 
to realize complex and often very specialized skills, to work in highly 
sensorized environments, to exhibit advanced cognitive and autonomy 
functions, understand human factors and personalize their behaviors to 
different users and contexts. In this area, research is still at an 
early stage and many possible developments are going to happen.
This workshop is proposed by the I-RIM working group on Assistive 
Robotics and it is aimed at providing a forum where researchers and 
practitioners from the Italian assistive robotics community can openly 
discuss relevant issues, research and development progress, future 
directions and open challenges. The co-location with the Maker Faire 
offers a further opportunity to show the outstanding results and 
disseminate the activities performed by universities, research centers 
and companies. This is also an opportunity to connect people coming from 
different research fields and foster the creation of new possible 
synergies leading to scientific collaborations, new project proposals, 
cultural exchanges, etc.


*The program and the speakers.
*A series of talks will be provided by several Italian researchers in 
assistive robotics aiming at providing an overview of applications and 
current results as well as poiting out challenges and barriers to their 
deployment. The workshop will be closed with a discussion panel to 
summarize the points presented in the talks.

The speakers are:
- Laura Giarrè (UniMORE)
- AndreA Orlandini (National Research Council of Italy),
- Mariacarla Staffa (Naples University Parthenope)
- Antonio Sgorbissa (Genoa University)
- Silvia Rossi (Naples University Federico II)
- Stefano Tortora (UniPadua)
- Laura Fiorini (Florence University)


*Room: ISA – Room 20 / 09:00-12:00 (10:20 – 10:40 coffee break)*

*Zoom link: 
https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202210070814330267970&URLID=9&ESV=10.0.16.7295&IV=0F389B295C0FED5D5684EA53005DB9F4&TT=1665130474815&ESN=WrLgEvJETu1o%2Fjdem1vIVzehptOX7lQ%2BbpLwhIiYvIw%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldmVudHMuem9vbS51cy9ldi9BaUpndl9rc054ZkZ4dW5HNThuSm9wWHo2dXpQVHc2SVp3dWFWa3lhTm0zMFRZY21TS200fkFnZ0xYc3IzMlFZRmpxOEJsWUxaNUkwNkRnKg&HK=11BB83EACBE9D73B1F874FC34DCDD8CD44DE2A40BFFFDF2677EEC12EA72675E2

09:00    09:05           Introduction
09:05    09:20         Laura Giarrè - Accessibility and Independent 
Navigation for Visually Impaired People
09:20    09:35         AndreA Orlandini - Deploying  AI for healthcare & 
Active Aging. Experiences, lessons learned and open challenges
09:35    09:50         Antonio Sgorbissa - "Words are all around": 
Beyond Human-Robot Conversation
09:50    10:05         Silvia Rossi - Personalized home-care support for 
the elderly: a field experience with a social robot at home
10:05    10:20         wrap up session 1
      Coffee Break
10:40    10:55         Mariacarla Staffa - Towards new HRI Paradigms​ in SAR
10:55    11:10         Stefano Tortora - WALKin: Intelligent robotic 
walker guide for powered exoskeletons with neural interface
11:10    11:25         Laura Fiorini - Socially Assistive Robotics in 
real world: Challenges and Lessons Learned
11:25    12:00         Wrap up & Discussion

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AndreA Orlandini PhD

  National Research Council of Italy
  Institute for Cognitive Science and Technology
  Phone:  +39-06-44595-223      E-mail:andrea.orlandini at istc.cnr.it
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