DISCOVER YALE PARTNER WEBINAR SERIES

Robots that serve special populations in the home

Webinar Abstract

There is a great interest in developing robots to support special needs within the home.  From tutoring systems for young children to systems that support adults with dementia, these machines provide vital social and cognitive support without the need for complete solutions to navigation, perception, manipulation, and other traditionally challenging areas.  In this talk, Professor Scassellati will demonstrate some of the systems that they have deployed in homes, schools, and workplaces, review some of the benefits that these systems can provide, and talk about why these applications are ready to have an immediate impact on real-world products.  

Speaker

Brian Scassellati is the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Computer Science at Yale University.  He designs social robots that provide cognitive and social support in applications including autism therapy, early childhood education, dementia support and care, and mental healthcare support.  His work combines technology-based disciplines (including robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning) with human-centered disciplines (including psychology, sociology, and cognitive science).  He is a Fellow of AAAI, an Alfred P. Sloan fellow, and the recipient of more than 12 best paper awards.

The Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Center (GITCC) is a flagship program initiated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of Korea, operated by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT).
Its mission is to strengthen Korea’s global industrial competitiveness by fostering R&D collaboration, technology commercialization, and workforce development with leading international partners across fields such as biotech, smart manufacturing, advanced sensors, robotics, semiconductors, and AI-driven technologies

Korea- Center for Industrial Technology- Yale (KCITY) serves as an essential medium for developing international collaboration between Korean companies and Yale faculties.
KCITY supports joint R&D project development and execution in close partnership with KIAT and Korean industry leaders.KCITY was able to secure 4 joint R&D projects related to emerging sectors of industry which are AI, robotics, material sciences, biological systems, and scientific computation.