RAR2019: International Seminar on Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito Bogota, Colombia, October 4, 2019 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rar2019 |
Poster | download |
In the last years, the rise of medical robotics has paralleled the rapid advances in technology, computers, and engineering. On the one hand, rehabilitation robotics reinforces associative learning by providing repetitive therapy to various impairments. A major drive for development in this direction is the scarce availability of skilled labor to perform these repetitions with the accuracy that robots display. This emphasizes the active component of motor learning, whereby too much guidance results in diminished motor learning. On the other hand, assistive devices such as upper-limb prosthetics, help patients to perform activities of daily living with ease and, in most cases, cost-effectiveness.
In this regard, new technologies have emerged to improve the living conditions of people who have suffered from motor impairments or amputations. Assistive robotics, implemented either by means of a hardware adaptation or high-level control approaches, has led to the appearance of several promising applications to improve the independence of such affected population. In pursuit of effective recovery alternatives, these solutions require robust interfaces that allow natural and compliant control. These interfaces may rely on diverse modalities based on motion intention and generation of voluntary movement, either at a mechanical or neural level, and whose effects on pathological subjects still need further research.
This seminar aims at discussing the pertinence and the feasibility of the establishment of human-robot interfaces to enhance assistive and rehabilitation device’s interaction performance. We invite participants from a variety of backgrounds (e.g. physiotherapist, physiatrist, engineers, scientist, patients, clinical researchers, and industry) to share their experiences on the requirements and challenges implementing and deploying rehabilitation and assistive robotics in the context of developing countries.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original, i.e. the results described in the submitted paper must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Please submit your paper by the 8th of May, 2018. Authors should include the following documents to enter the review process:
- Papers must be written in English and contain from 2 up to 3 pages (including the references) depending on the contribution of the work (position papers, previous/ongoing work or novel work). Submitted papers should conform to the IEEE publication format, and therefore, we highly recommend you to use the following template: https://www.overleaf.com/read/rgkzrjrrhmmf. Please submit your contribution in PDF format.
- Posters should summarize the contents included in your camera-ready paper version and follow this template: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T1kGc70shZeylexXTfxF5Vf0OVhHFfRs?usp=sharing.
- Short presentation (3 min, English language) should be held at the beginning of the seminar in which you shortly describe your work. You can find a recommended slide template at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T1kGc70shZeylexXTfxF5Vf0OVhHFfRs?usp=sharing.
- Attendance confirmation. You may find a word archive to be sent together with mentioned documents at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T1kGc70shZeylexXTfxF5Vf0OVhHFfRs?usp=sharing.
List of Topics
The primary topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Human-in-the-loop Control of Robotic Systems
- Human-Robot Interfaces
- Brain-machine Interfaces in Rehabilitation
- Novel Sensors and Actuators for Human-Robot Interaction
- Case Studies, Experiments, Ethics and Outreach
- Objective Measures: How to Quantify Efficacy, Safety, and Intuitiveness in Human-Robot Interaction?
Committees
Program Committee
- Carlos A. Cifuentes García
- Marcela Munera
Organizing committee
- Sergio Sierra Marín
- Miguel Sánchez Manchola
- Luis Arciniegas Mayag
- Felipe Ballén Moreno
- Daniel Gómez Vargas
Venue
The conference will be held in the Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito, Bogota, Colombia. The price list may be found below in Colombian pesos.
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By August 17th |
By September 5th |
On the day of the event |
Particular |
$ 30,000 |
$ 40,000 |
$ 60,000 (https://admisiones.escuelaing.edu.co/EduCont/InicioC?idcurso=3362) |
IEEE member and student |
$ 21,000 |
$ 31,000 |
$ 51,000 (https://admisiones.escuelaing.edu.co/EduCont/InicioC?idcurso=3368) |
Students from ECI |
$ 15,000 |
$ 25,000 |
$ 45,000 (https://admisiones.escuelaing.edu.co/EduCont/InicioC?idcurso=3369) |
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to biomt.center@gmail.com.
Sponsors
- Colciencias
- Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito