We are pleased to kick-off our BrIAS 2024 Seminar season on Sustainable Robotics. 1. Welcome speech - BrIAS Directors Prof. Serge Jaumain and Prof. Frank Deconinck 2. Introducing BrIAS- Prof. Christian Hermans (former BrIAS Programme director) and Prof. Emanuele Garone (current BrIAS Programme director) They will kick off this first seminar by talking about BrIAS, what we have achieved […]
1. Dr. Shirley Elprama, Post-Doc, SMIT - VUB Title: "Acceptance of Occupational Exoskeletons" Shirley Elprama will talk about her PhD research on the acceptance of occupational exoskeletons. She will explain which factors play a role in the acceptance of occupational skeletons and what is further needed to advance the adoptions of exoskeletons at work. 2. Prof. Dr. Kevin […]
1. Prof. Leonardo Cappello, Assistant Professor, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. Title: " Transcending the paradigm of wearing a robot - The MusculoSkeletal Expansion" People who suffer from severe muscle weakness of the (upper) limb following neurological disorders still struggle to find assistive technologies able to help them in their daily lives. The most advanced […]
1. Dr. Louis Flynn, Brubotics, VUB. Title: "Lower limb Assistive Technologies - Prostheses and Exoskeletons" The VUB has designed many lower-limb assistive devices including exoskeletons and prostheses. This talk will outline previous devices that we have built and the current design and control work on our lower-limb prosthesis that we will bring to CYBATHLON later this […]
General Chair : Emanuele Garone (ULB) Program Chair: Luca Rossini (ULB) Program Committee: Frederic Francis (ULg), Raphael Junkers (UCL), Francesco Lamonaca (University of Calabria), Mario Contarini (University of Tuscia), Carl Morch (FARI), Yael Edan (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Description Currently most agricultural control action (fertilisation, irrigation, plant protections, weeding, harvesting, etc.) are based on scarcely sampled measurements […]
1. Prof. Yael Edan, Professor, ABC Robotics initiative (BrIAS Senior Fellow) Title: "Social Assistive Robots for Elder Care: R&D Findings" The world's population is aging rapidly, and the number of older adults is projected to increase dramatically in the years to come along. However, the population of caregivers does not increase at a similar rate, leading to an […]
Speakers Description Over the past few months, the growth prospects of the nuclear industry have dramatically increased. This renewed enthusiasm is notably driven by the pledge signed during COP28 to triple the global nuclear capacity by 2050. This also results in a dire need for high-end, robust robotics solutions to reduce manpower requirements while improving […]
1. Prof. Stephen Bailey, Professor, Elon University, USA Title: "Impact of a Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse on Corticomotor Excitability after Mental Fatigue" Mental Fatigue has been associated with reduced physical performance and may impact the ability of someone to use exoskeletons or robotics for a long period of time. Rinsing your mouth with a carbohydrate drink has been […]
1. Prof. Pierre Lambert, Professor, ULB Title: "Soft microrobotics : crossing point between mechanics, small scale and compliance." For decades, robotics has been pushing stiffness to increase resonance frequency and using piezo-actuators as reference smart materials. Nowadays, new microfabrication techniques for small scales and the emergence of compliant active and sensitive materials opens new ways to […]
1. Prof. Bettina Wollesen, University of Hamburg, Institute of Human Movement Science, Germany Title: Cognitive-motor interference while using an exoskeleton Exoskeletons, which are coupled with selected user’ body regions, increasingly capture various fields of applications in industrial settings. Next to the morphological structure, the support characteristics (e.g., movement- and position-dependent) are highly relevant for precise movements […]