Workshop ICRA 2009 (May 12th, 2009)

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Brain Machine Interfaces for Neuroprostheses and Robot Control

 

The full-day workshop will be held at ICRA 2009 in Kobe (Japan), on May 12th within the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

Goal and Scope

Brain-Machine Interfaces encompass a growing and increasing community that merges researchers and industry with the objective of creating applications and solutions to ameliorate the quality of life of human beings. This challenging research area involves a tight cooperation of neuroscience, computer science, and biomedical engineering among others. With the understanding of the human brain and the rapid development of the instrumentation, signal processing and machine learning; brain machine interfaces are reaching real rehabilitation applications that require robotics developments. The neurocontrol of devices is certainly an interesting and promising research area that is only at the beginning of scientific and practical exploration.

In response to this growing interest in neurosignal actuated devices, several initiatives are starting to pave the path toward a full series of neurodevices. Researchers are investigating the neural correlates concerning the human perception and motion to create a direct interface between the brain and a prosthetic device, in virtually, the same way that we humans proceed. Other researches are applying brain machine learning technology to directly interact with autonomous mobile robots in applications like intelligent wheelchairs or teleoperation between remote scenarios.

Individuals with severe neuromuscular impairments and those involved in rehabilitation therapy are potential beneficiaries of assistive technology, not only for improved mobility but also for improved outcomes in recovery. In addition, this research is starting to find a new path in the amusement arena.

Intended audience
Both young and established researchers in the fields of neurosciences, robotics, rehabilitation engineering, biomedical engineering, and health sciences will be encouraged to participate in this workshop. Graduate students from universities cited above will also participate. This workshop is also opened to companies interested in having a panorama of the area and the possible application and deployment domains.

Timetable and speakers

  • 09:00-- Jun Morimoto. Using Monkey's Brain Activity for Biped Walking Control of a Humanoid Robort.
  • 09:30-- Jose M. Carmena: Consolidation of Prosthetic Motor Skill in Primates.
  • 10:00-- Fivos Panetsos: Sensory and Motor interfaces between peripheral nerves and electronic systems and the plasticity of the CNS
  • 10:30-- Coffee break/Posters exhibition
  • 11:00-- Reinhold Scherer: From neuroprostheses to anatomically correct robotic systems: BCI research in Seattle.
  • 11:30-- Alex Graeser: Control of care giving robot FRIEND by BCI. System design, experience and future.
  • 12:30-- Ricardo Chavarriaga (Jose del R. Millan): Non-invasive Brain-Controlled Robots.
  • 13:00-- Lunch break
  • 14:30-- Ander Ramos: Coupling BCI and Robotics for Stroke Rehabilitation.
  • 15:00-- Javier Minguez: Mental control of machines: application to wheelchairs and remote robot teleoperation.
  • 15:20-- Matteo Matteucci. An autonomous Wheelchair Driven by Event Related Potentials.
  • 15:40-- Paul Saulnier. Using brain-robot interfaces for controlling implicit social patterns.
  • 16:00-- Coffee break/Posters exhibition
  • 16:30-- Virgilio Bento. An Academic Brain Computer Interface- A multidisciplinary Tool for Knowledge.
  • 16:50-- Claudio Castellini. Non-invasive Adaptive Hand Prosthetics.
  • 17:10-- Emanuele Menegatti E. et al.. Evaluation of a robot as embodied interface for Brain Computer Interface systems.
  • 17:30-- BCI Life Demo: Brain-Robot Teleoperation between remote places (Japan to Spain).
  • 18:00-- Workshop wrapup

Poster authors and title

  • Blatt R. et al.. An autonomous Wheelchair Driven by Event Related Potentials.
  • Saulnier P. Using brain-robot interfaces for controlling implicit social patterns.
  • Escolano C. et al.. Human-brain Controlled Robot Teleoperation Between Remote Places.
  • Iturrate I. et al.. Synchronous EEG Brain-actuated Wheelchair with Automated Navigation.
  • Bento V.F. et al.. An Academic Brain Computer Interface- A multidisciplinary Tool for Knowledge.
  • Castellini C. et al. Non-invasive Adaptive Hand Prosthetics.
  • Menegatti E. et al.. Evaluation of a robot as embodied interface for Brain Computer Interface systems.

Organizers

  • Javier Minguez, PhD. Universidad Zaragoza. Spain
  • Carmen Vidaurre, PhD. TU-Berlin. Germany
  • Ander Ramos, MSc. University of Tubingüen. Germany; Fatronik, Spain
  • Prof. José del R. Millán, PhD . Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.
  • Prof. Klaus Robert Müller, PhD. TU-Berlin. Germany
  • Prof. Niels Birbaumer, PhD. University of Tubingüen. Germnay

 

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