Social Robots and Human-Robot Interaction
The event showcases Indo-Finnish bilateral expertise in the field of Robotics to a broader audience including academia and industries alike. Hosted by Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) and Tampere University (TAU), the webinar series aims to bring together higher education institutions and industries in both countries to facilitate future collaboration and partnerships in the field of robotics.
Programme:
10:00 Welcoming addresses
10:05 An introduction: Interacting with Robots; Sridatta Chatterjee, Artpark
10.30 Telepresence Robotics in Health and Education; Hanna Samposalo and Markku Turunen, Tampere University
10:55 Discussions (in Zoom breakout rooms)
11:15 Short break
11:20 Robo Care project, Sari Ahlholm, Robotics Campus, City of Riihimäki, & Päivi Sanerma, HAMK Smart
11:45 BCI based hand exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation of stroke patients, Ashish Dutta, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
12:10 "Intelligent Robotics: learning from humans" - An overview of research from Intelligent Robotics group of Aalto University, Dr. Francesco Verdoja, Staff Scientist, Intelligent Robotics, Aalto University
12:35 Discussions (in Zoom breakout rooms)
13:00 Closing of the webinar
The Social Robots and Human-Robots Interaction is the second session of a FICORE webinar series dedicated to collaborative robotics. More information about the webinar series is available here.