Issue 2 - Wednesday, 1st June 2022 |
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(See bellow for the English version) |
NYHEDER |
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CREROB AFHOLDER DET FØRSTE BRUGERPANELMØDE I 2022 |
CRERoB afholdte det første brugerpanelmøde i 2022, den 1. marts. På 1-dags mødet deltog potentielle slutbrugere med rygmarvsskade og ni forskere fra flere projekter, herunder EXOTIC2 (om en letvægts exoskeletarm), iTooBot (om en assisterende robotarm på en kørestol) og MultiRob (om kombineret muskel-, tunge- og hjernestyring af assisterende robotarme). Mødet gav uvurderlig feedback og nye perspektiver, som siden har været yderst nyttige for vores forskning. Der bliver afholdt et nyt brugerpanelmøde i løbet af sommeren. |
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HEALTHCARE DENMARK OMTALTE EXOTIC-PROJEKTET I RAPPORTEN |
CRERoB havde mulighed for at præsentere sin nyeste forskning for to medarbejdere fra Healthcare Denmark. Under besøget demonstrerede forskergruppen MultiRob- og EXOTIC-projekterne. Healthcare Denmark omtalte også EXOTIC-projektet i rapporten Robotics in Healthcare med overskriften “Tongue-controlled robot to empower severely disabled persons” (side 36-37). Denne rapport vil være tilgængelig på Danske ambassader rundt omkring i verdenen. Vi er ydmyge over at være en del af denne vigtige rapport (link til rapport: https://www.healthcaredenmark.dk/media/rdtf45i2/triple-iroboticspdf.pdf). |
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CREROB ANSKAFFET SIG NYT UDSTYR |
Man siger, at man altid skal bruge det rette værktøj til opgaven. CRERoB's nye projekter drager også nytte af nye værktøjer. I løbet af de seneste måneder har forskningscentret anskaffet sig to nye 3D-printere og en intraoral scanner. FDM- og SLA-3D-printerne blev anskaffet i slutningen af februar. Førstnævnte understøtter 3D-printning af store dele ved hjælp af kulfiberforstærkede filamenter, hvilket vil være nyttigt for fremtidige letvægtsversioner af EXOTIC2-exoskelettet til overkroppen, som er CRERoBs kerneprojekt. Til gengæld kan SLA-printeren producere små, fine dele, f.eks. aftryk af munden som kan bruges til at lave tungestyringssystemer. Ved at bruge den i kombination med den intraorale scanner, håber vi at kunne lette fremstillingen af midlertidige bøjler/tungestyringssystemer til brugere der hjælper os med at teste vores teknologier. |
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AALBORG ROBOTIC NETVÆRKET FEJREDE SIT 10 ÅRS JUBILÆUM |
Aalborg Robotic Netværket fejrede sit 10-års jubilæum på årets årlige Aalborg Robotics-seminar. Flere nationale og internationale hovedtalere deltog i arrangementet - enten fysisk eller online. Blandt dem var lektor Lotte N. S. A. Struijk, centerleder for CRERoB, som gav et overblik over Instituttet for Medicin og Sundhedsteknologis historie inden for robotforskning i sin præsentation "10 år med Robots & Health på AAU". Hendes præsentation blev efterfulgt af en spændende gæsteforelæsning af professor Dario Farina (Imperial College London, UK) med "Interfacing the Human Spinal Cord with Assistive Technologies". |
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MOSTAFA MOHAMMADI FORSVARER SIN PH.D.-AFHANDLING |
Et CRERoB-medlem, Mostafa Mohammadi, forsvarede sin ph.d.-afhandling med titlen "Tongue control of upper-limb exoskeletons for individuals with tetraplegia." Bedømmelsesudvalget bestod af professor Lorenzo Masia fra universitetet i Heidelberg, Tyskland, og Lektor Sadasivan Puthusserypady fra Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. Lektor Shellie Boudreau og Lektor Romulus Lontis fra AAU var henholdsvis formand og moderator. Vi er meget taknemmelige over for de eksterne medlemmer af bedømmelsesudvalget store indsats og værdifulde feedback, og vi planlægger at fortsætte samarbejdet fremadrettet. |
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GYMNASIEELEVER BESØGTE CREROBs LABORATORIER |
CRERoB var glad for at kunne arrangere to besøg af gymnasieelever for nylig. Det første besøg var fra Nordjyske Gymnasiers Akademi med 75 unge studerende, mens det andet besøg var fra Aalborg Tekniske Gymnasium med omkring 54 studerende. De fremtidige genier deltog i korte workshops og demonstrationer af forskellige projekter i centret, f.eks. EXOTIC2 projektet, MultiRob og Hyperhand. De unge hjerner var meget begejstrede for demo-sessionerne og meget nysgerrige på deres fremtidige udvikling. |
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SENESTE NYT |
Vi fik fem artikler godkendt til det International Consortium for Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2022. ICORR-konferencerne fremmer områderne robotteknologi, hjælpeteknologi og rehabiliteringsteknologi. ICORR2022 er en del af REHABWeek '22, som i år finder sted i Rotterdam, Holland. Vi vil rejse til Rotterdam i juli for at deltage i REHABWeek '22. |
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VORES PROJEKTER |
Følg os på LinkedIn og bliv opdateret. |
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TELE-KONTROL AF EN ASSISTERNE ROBOTARM |
MULTIROB |
En artikel med titlen "A Dedicated Tool Frame Based Tongue Interface Layout Improves 2D Visual Guided Control of an Assistive Robotic Manipulator - a Design Parameter for Tele-applications" af medlemmerne fra vores gruppe: Ásgerður Arna Pálsdóttir, Mostafa Mohammadi, Bo Bentsen og Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk, er blevet accepteret til offentliggørelse i det næste nummer af IEEE Sensors Journal. Adgang til artiklen kan findes her: DOI:10.1109/JSEN.2022.3164551. |
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AT STYRE ET EXOSKELET VED HJÆLP AF COMPUTERVISION |
EXOTIC |
En artikel med titlen "Computer vision based adaptive semi-autonomous control of an upper limb exoskeleton for individuals with tetraplegia" af Stefan Hein Bengtson, Mikkel Thøgersen, Mostafa Mohammadi, Frederik Victor Kobbelgaard, Muhammad Ahsan Gull, Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk, Thomas Bak og Thomas B. Moeslund er blevet offentliggjort for nylig. Den fokuserer på at hjælpe personer med alvorlige handicap med at styre et exoskelet til de øvre lemmer og udføre dagligdags aktiviteter ved hjælp af computervision. Link til artiklen: DOI:10.3390/app12094374. |
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ROBERT-SAS AFSLUTNEDE AAUs EKSPERIMENTER. |
ROBERT-SAS |
AAU har for nyligt konkluderet alle eksperimenter relateret til ROBERT-SAS projektet. Forskerne arbejder nu på at behandle den opsamlede data, beskrive resultaterne, og dokumentere de mange tests i videnskabelige artikler.
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CRERoB HOLDS ITS FIRST USER PANEL MEETING OF 2022 |
CRERoB held its first user panel meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, March 1. The 1-day face-to-face meeting, saw the participation of potential end-users and nine researchers from several CRERoB projects, including EXOTIC2 (about a lightweight exoskeleton arm), iTooBot (about an assistive robot arm on a wheelchair), and MultiRob (about combined muscle, tongue and remote control of an assistive robot arm). The meeting yielded invaluable feedback and new perspectives that have since been exceedingly useful for our research. A new user panel meeting is planned to take place later this summer. |
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EXOTIC PROJECT FEATURED IN HEALTHCARE DENMARK REPORT |
On January 27, CRERoB had a visit from two representatives from Healthcare Denmark. During their visit, CRERoB showed several robots related to either MultiRob or the EXOTIC projects. Later, Healthcare Denmark went on to feature the EXOTIC project in their “Robotics in Healthcare” report with the headline “Tongue-controlled robot to empower severely disabled persons” (pages 36-37). This report will be featured in Danish embassies around the world. The center is humbled to be included in such an important report (link to report: https://www.healthcaredenmark.dk/media/rdtf45i2/triple-iroboticspdf.pdf). |
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CRERoB ACQUIRES NEW EQUIPMENT |
People say you should always use the right tool for the job. CRERoB’s new projects call for new tools too. Over the last months, the research center has acquired two new 3D printers and an intraoral scanner. The FDM and SLA 3D printers were acquired in late February. The former supports 3D printing of large parts using carbon-fiber-reinforced filaments, which will be useful for future lightweight iterations of the EXOTIC2 upper-limb exoskeleton. In turn, the SLA printer can produce small, fine parts, such as dental molds for the tongue interface to control robots. Using it in combination with the intraoral scanner, we are hoping to facilitate the easy making of temporary braces for the user participating in our test using the intraoral tongue control interface. |
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AALBORG ROBOTICS CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY |
The Aalborg Robotics Network celebrated its 10th anniversary in this year’s annual Aalborg Robotics seminar. Several national and international keynote speakers joined the event – either physically or online. Amongst them was Associate Professor Lotte N. S. A. Struijk, Head of CRERoB, who delivered an overview of the robotics research history, in her presentation “10 Years with Robots & Health at AAU”. Her presentation was followed by an exciting guest lecture by Professor Dario Farina (Imperial College London, UK) titled “Interfacing the Human Spinal Cord with Assistive Technologies”. |
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MOSTAFA MOHAMMADI DEFENDS HIS PhD THESIS |
A CRERoB member, Mostafa Mohammadi, defended his PhD thesis titled “Tongue control of upper-limb exoskeletons for individuals with tetraplegia.”. The evaluation committee had Professor Lorenzo Masia from Univeristy of Heidelberg, Germany and Associate Professor Sadasivan Puthusserypady, Technical University of Denmark. Associate Professor Shellie Bordreau and Associate Professor Romulus Lontis from AAU were the chairman and the moderator respectively. We are very thankful to the opponents for their presence and valuable feedback, and we are planning collaborations with both external opponents. |
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HIGHSCHOOLERS VISIT CREROB’S LABS |
CRERoB was pleased to organize two high school visits recently. The first visit was from Nordjyske Gymnasiers Akademi with 75 young students while the second visit was from Aalborg Tekniske Gymnasium of about 54 students. The future geniuses participated in short workshops and demos of different projects in the centre such as EXOTIC2 project, MultiRob and Hyperhand. The young brains were very excited about the demo sessions and very curious about their future developments. |
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LATEST NEWS |
We had five papers accepted to the International Consortium for Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2022. The ICORR conferences promote the areas of robotics, assistive technology, and rehabilitation technology. ICORR2022 is part of REHABWeek '22, which this year will be taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. We will be traveling to Rotterdam in July to attend REHABWeek '22. |
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS |
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TELECONTROL OF AN ASSISTIVE ROBOT ARM |
MULTIROB |
A paper titled “A Dedicated Tool Frame Based Tongue Interface Layout Improves 2D Visual Guided Control of an Assistive Robotic Manipulator – a Design Parameter for Tele-applications” by the members of our group: Ásgerður Arna Pálsdóttir, Mostafa Mohammadi, Bo Bentsen and Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk, has been accepted for publication in the next issue of the IEEE Sensors Journal. Read the paper:
DOI:10.1109/JSEN.2022.3164551. |
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EXOSKELETON CONTROL USING COMPUTER VISION |
EXOTIC |
An article titled “Computer vision based adaptive semi-autonomous control of an upper limb exoskeleton for individuals with tetraplegia” by Stefan Hein Bengtson, Mikkel Thøgersen, Mostafa Mohammadi, Frederik Victor Kobbelgaard, Muhammad Ahsan Gull, Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk, Thomas Bak and Thomas B. Moeslund was published recently. It focuses on assisting individuals with severe disabilities in controlling an upper limb exoskeleton and performing activities of daily living using computer vision. The paper can be found here: DOI:10.3390/app12094374. |
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ROBERT-SAS CONCLUDES AAU's EXPERIMENTS |
ROBERT-SAS |
AAU has recently successfully wrapped up all experiments related to the ROBERT-SAS project. The researchers are now working to process the data acquired, formulate results, and document the tests in manuscripts. |
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