Co-design and evaluation of robotic mobility assistance for people with disabilities: from need to use
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Thursday October 3, 2024
Mobility is a key element of autonomy and independence. This mobility can be considered in a broad sense: not only in terms of movement but also regarding the mobility of the upper limbs. While technical devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, and arm supports exist, some individuals cannot benefit from them due to severe motor, cognitive, or sensory impairments. How can we restore their mobility?
Coordination among various stakeholders, from identifying needs to conducting user trials, is crucial to fostering the development of innovative and tailored assistance solutions. After presenting a co-design methodology for robotic systems, the presentation will cover topics such as assisted navigation, upper-limb exoskeletons, and multisensory human-robot interfaces, all aimed at enhancing mobility for everyone.
Full professor at INSA Rennes, Marie Babel received a Ph.D. degree in 2005 and completed her habilitation in 2012. She is a member of the Rainbow team within the IRISA/Inria laboratory. She is in charge of the assistive robotics topic, with the aim of developing assistive devices to improve mobility accessibility for people with disabilities. Her work focuses on assistive robotics through sensor-based control, shared control, social navigation, haptic feedback, and multisensory simulators. She holds an academic Chair on Innovations, Disability, Autonomy, and Accessibility (IH2A). Co-leader of the Inria Exploratory Action MusMap and member of the Inria associated team with CIRRIS (Canada), she coordinates the Inria Challenge DORNELL and was the INSA coordinator of the European ADAPT project. She is also the deputy director of GDR Robotique.
Date and place
October 3rd at 2PM
Auditorium of the IMAG Building
Organized by
Keynote Speeches Team
Raphaël BLEUSE
Sophie DUPUY-CHESSA
Alain TCHANA
Dominique VAUFREYDAZ
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