Hi All, This week's OSU Robotics seminar will be presented by Kim Ingraham from the University of Washington, on "Enabling human mobility through personalized robotic control". The seminar will be from 10-11am, followed by an 11-11:30 student-only Q&A session. The seminar will be an *in person* event, simulcast over Zoom, and will be immediately followed by a half-hour students-only Q&A session with the speaker. April 22, 10am LINC 268 https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93908195212?pwd=cEdoQVdac0JxMUpOSS9xVzZjVG5xUT... ----------------- Seminar Title: Enabling human mobility through personalized robotic control Abstract: Assistive robotic technologies—like protheses, exoskeletons, and semi-autonomous powered wheelchairs—have the potential to meaningfully transform human mobility. Yet, despite great strides in the development of wearable assistive robots over the last several decades, people are not widely using these systems in their daily lives. Fundamentally, we do not yet know how to apply robotic assistance to the human body in order to promote meaningful clinical improvements or achieve targeted physiological goals. To this end, my work is focused on the design and experimental evaluation of personalized, adaptive control strategies for assistive robotic devices. In this seminar, I will present work that advances our understanding of how to provide robotic assistance to users outside the laboratory environment. As an example of a personalized control system, I will demonstrate that exoskeleton users can quickly and precisely identify features of robotic assistance that they prefer, and highlight characteristics of user preference that make the design of personalized control systems both compelling and challenging. While many assistive robots support users during walking, I will also share insights into how these methods may be applied to wheeled mobility technologies, specifically for children with disabilities. Together, this work supports my future research goal of designing personalized, adaptive control strategies for wearable assistive robots in order to enable people to meet their goals and achieve full participation in their daily lives. Bio: Kim Ingraham (she/her) is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Washington in the departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Mechanical Engineering, and is a member of the multidisciplinary group CREATE (Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences). Kim holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan (PhD, 2021) and in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University (BE, 2012). Prior to beginning graduate school, she worked on an interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians as a Research Engineer at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (2012-2015). Kim is passionate about using assistive wearable robots to advance human mobility in all forms. In her research, she has developed and evaluated physiologically-inspired control systems for a variety of assistive devices, including powered lower-limb prostheses, robotic exoskeletons, and powered wheelchairs for young children with disabilities. Kim is an NSF graduate research fellow, and served as both a graduate student instructor and an engineering teaching consultant at the University of Michigan. =========== Ross L. Hatton Associate Professor, Robotics and Mechanical Engineering Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute Oregon State University coris.oregonstate.edu research.engr.oregonstate.edu/lram/ rosslhatton.com ross.hatton@oregonstate.edu