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IEEE P7001: A proposed standard on transparency (2021)
Journal Article

This paper describes IEEE P7001, a new draft standard on transparency of autonomous systems. In the paper, we outline the development and structure of the draft standard. We present the rationale for transparency as a measurable, testable property. W... Read More about IEEE P7001: A proposed standard on transparency.

Accelerometers-embedded Lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study (2021)
Journal Article

Introduction To establish a possible effect of Lycra sleeves, accurate recording of wear time is critical. The aim of this study was to test whether an accelerometer-embedded Lycra sleeve can measure wear compliance and record upper-limb (UL) movemen... Read More about Accelerometers-embedded Lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study.

Enhancing tele-operation - Investigating the effect of sensory feedback on performance (2023)
Thesis

The decline in the number of healthcare service providers in comparison to the growing numbers of service users prompts the development of technologies to improve the efficiency of healthcare services. One such technology which could offer support a... Read More about Enhancing tele-operation - Investigating the effect of sensory feedback on performance.

Multimodal Representation Learning for Place Recognition Using Deep Hebbian Predictive Coding (2021)
Journal Article

Recognising familiar places is a competence required in many engineering applications that interact with the real world such as robot navigation. Combining information from different sensory sources promotes robustness and accuracy of place recogniti... Read More about Multimodal Representation Learning for Place Recognition Using Deep Hebbian Predictive Coding.

The effect of virtual reality control of a robotic surrogate on presence and social presence in comparison to telecommunications software (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Telecommunication software is often used to tackle social isolation in those with restricted mobility, but lacks high-level interactions found in face-to-face conversation. This study investigated the use of an immersive control system for a robotic... Read More about The effect of virtual reality control of a robotic surrogate on presence and social presence in comparison to telecommunications software.

Robot narratives (2021)
Book Chapter

There is evidence that humans understand how the world goes through narrative. We discuss what it might mean for embodied robots to understand the world, and communicate that understanding, in a similar manner. We suggest an architecture for adding n... Read More about Robot narratives.

IEEE Standard for Transparency of Autonomous Systems (2022)
Other

Measurable, testable levels of transparency, so that autonomous systems can be objectively assessed, and levels of compliance determined, are described in this standard.

A study on the effects of cognitive overloading and distractions on human movement during robot-assisted dressing (2022)
Journal Article

For robots that can provide physical assistance, maintaining synchronicity of the robot and human movement is a precursor for interaction safety. Existing research on collaborative HRI does not consider how synchronicity can be affected if humans are... Read More about A study on the effects of cognitive overloading and distractions on human movement during robot-assisted dressing.

A spiking neural network model of rodent head direction calibrated with landmark free learning (2022)
Journal Article

Maintaining a stable estimate of head direction requires both self-motion (idiothetic) information and environmental (allothetic) anchoring. In unfamiliar or dark environments idiothetic drive can maintain a rough estimate of heading but is subject t... Read More about A spiking neural network model of rodent head direction calibrated with landmark free learning.

A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance (2022)
Journal Article

Sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers are fundamental daily motions that enable all other types of ambulation and gait. However, the ability to perform these motions can be severely impaired by different factors, such as the occurrence of a stroke,... Read More about A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance.

Physical human-robot interaction influence in ASD therapy through an affordable soft social robot (2022)
Journal Article

In the latest years, there has been a rise in social robotics' interest as a support tool in various scopes. For instance, social robots have been used in Autism treatments, improving social skills, social interaction, and children's daily activities... Read More about Physical human-robot interaction influence in ASD therapy through an affordable soft social robot.

Open-source re-configurable interfacing of Tobii Pro Glasses 2 with ROS2 (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Gaze tracking is a powerful assistive tool enabling people with severe disabilities to interact with complex systems intuitively. Among these, screen-based gaze-control is one of the main input tools used with people with severe mobility impairments,... Read More about Open-source re-configurable interfacing of Tobii Pro Glasses 2 with ROS2.

Integrating spiking neural networks and deep learning algorithms on the neurorobotics platform (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We present a neurorobotic model that can associate self motion (odometry) with vision to correct for drift in a spiking neural network model of head direction based closely on known rodent neurophys-iology. We use a deep predictive coding network to... Read More about Integrating spiking neural networks and deep learning algorithms on the neurorobotics platform.

EEG evaluation in a neuropsychological intervention program based on virtual reality in adults with Parkinson’s disease (2022)
Journal Article

Nowadays, several strategies for treating neuropsychologic function loss in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been proposed, such as physical activity performance and developing games to exercise the mind. However, few studies illustrate the incidence of... Read More about EEG evaluation in a neuropsychological intervention program based on virtual reality in adults with Parkinson’s disease.

Training needs for future healthcare professionals using assistive robots in health and social care: Exploring the role of system users and staff in safety assurance in the real-world (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

GA-AHP Method to support robotic polishing process planning (2022)
Journal Article

The finishing stage of mould manufacturing is generally completed via mechanical polishing, manual conducted. Not only is this the most expensive phase of the process but also is currently struggling with a deficit of skilled workers. To address thes... Read More about GA-AHP Method to support robotic polishing process planning.

Pressure and angle sensors with optical fiber for instrumentation of the PrHand hand prosthesis (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The principal cause of upper limb amputations is due to traumatism. The prosthesis is an assistive device to help in the activities of daily for the amputee person. However, one of the latest reports shows that in developing countries there are aroun... Read More about Pressure and angle sensors with optical fiber for instrumentation of the PrHand hand prosthesis.

The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: A review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Soft, wearable, powered exoskeletons are novel devices that may assist rehabilitation, allowing users to walk further or carry out activities of daily living. However, soft robotic exoskeletons, and the more commonly used rigid exoskeleto... Read More about The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: A review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions.

Impact of feedstock dilution on the performance of urine-fed ceramic and membrane-less microbial fuel cell cascades designs (2023)
Journal Article

Recent advancements in the microbial fuel cell (MFC) field have led to the deployment of pilot-scale autonomous sanitation systems converting the organic content of urine into electricity to power lights in decentralised areas. Two designs have been... Read More about Impact of feedstock dilution on the performance of urine-fed ceramic and membrane-less microbial fuel cell cascades designs.

Arts and humanities shaping the AI future (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

The organisation of this event was motivated by the view there should be more Arts and Humanities (A&H) perspectives, methods and approaches involved in shaping our future relationship with AI technology. Our invitation was sent to the most diver... Read More about Arts and humanities shaping the AI future.