Communications of the ACM
Can You Read My Mind? Uc Researchers Engineer the Framework For Helpful Robots With Human Intuition
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are working to advance the field of human-computer interaction in the context of robots, which are expected to play an increasing role in daily life in years to come.
Credit: Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Robots are expected to play an increasingly large role in daily life over the next 50 years, and the University of Cincinnati (UC) is preparing for this future by advancing the field of human-computer interaction.
"In my opinion, UC's human-centered robotics research is unique--not just in the Tri-State area, but across the country," says UC master's student Guarav Mukherjee. "We have a very active collaboration among the engineering, medical, and nursing communities."
The UC College of Engineering and Applied Science in November hosted the International Human-Centered Robotics Symposium, at which participants shared ideas for future developments in human-centered robots. The symposium was co-chaired by UC computer science professor Anca Ralescu, who is studying brain-computer interfaces (BCI), and aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics assistant professor Grant Schaffner, who is working on a mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton to help people with mobility problems.
UC's BCI research could improve the exoskeleton's responsiveness, enabling robotics technology to directly support people. UC researchers are exploring whether a BCI could interpret and predict a person's intentions to move.
Ralescu says a UC curriculum in BCI and human-centered robotics, "would put us in a pioneering position in the training of computer scientists and human-centered roboticists."
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