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SUMMARY:Safety compliant assistive exoskeletons for AAL applications - Pro
 fessor Gurvinder Singh Virk\, Professor of Robotics\, University of Gävle
  and KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, Stockholm\, SWEDEN
DTSTART:20160909T150000Z
DTEND:20160909T153000Z
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CONTACT:Josie Hughes
DESCRIPTION:The current trend in robotics is to develop new markets in ser
 vice and medical sectors. In this respect\, physical assistant robots are 
 receiving significant attention in the research community to produce new p
 ersonal care robots able to contribute directly towards improvement in the
  quality of life of humans. The global ageing societal concerns are a majo
 r driver for these efforts and the potential for eventual commercialisatio
 n is high but new markets have to be developed. The presentation will desc
 ribe research to develop wearable exoskeleton prototypes for elderly perso
 ns in the AAL projects EXO-LEGS and AXO-SUIT so that they stay independent
  living in their own homes for as long as possible.\nThe presentation will
  describe the following key aspects of the research:\n•	Determining of p
 rimary end users’ motion requirements for normal daily living\n•	Formu
 lating technical specifications of the needed wearable exoskeletons bearin
 g in mind technical and non-technical challenges for achieving required pe
 rformances while being compliant to international safety regulations\n•	
 Developing concepts\, designing and realising prototypes and commissioning
  them for tests with end users in the participating countries\n•	Develop
 ment of appropriate commercialisation plans\nThere are medical and non-med
 ical applications to be considered and an overview of these issues in the 
 urgently needed new robot products will also be described.\n
LOCATION:CUED\, LR5
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