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State-of-the-art in assistive robot technology

Prof dr ir Bram Vanderborght

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Societal challenges

Continuous evolution

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Robots are coming in our daily life

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Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy

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SPARC is the largest civilian-funded robotics innovation

programme in the world.

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Limitations of robots

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Human-robot interaction

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Socially assistive robots

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Autonomous interaction

Prostheses

VUBAMPFootCyberlegs

Physically assistive robotsAltacro

VUB-KULMirad

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Physically assistive robots

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Softsuit

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Cybathlon

Better and healthier work

Averageageemployee:45years2015:22%46-50years2019:16%2015:24%>50years 2019:37%HighcogniLveandphysicalloadforlargegroup unsafesituaLons,higherabsenteeismAbsenteeism:6%(100.000€/day) reducedcompeLLveness,weakenedposiLon

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Coworkers and exoskeletons

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Construction

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Commercial devices

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Challenges

• Ergonomics: mass customisation, modularity, volume, motion freedom, self aligning joints, doffing and donning

• Force, power and energy efficiency • Aesthetics • Acceptance • Clinical evidence • Safety • Intuitive control • Reliability • Cost • Connection with VR, BCI,… • ….

Exoskeleton Market to Reach $1.8B in 2025

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Lessons from surgical robots

Attractnewtechnologies

Avoidmonopolies

Developecosystem

GreenzoneRiziv Hibbot

AMPfoot4

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Conclusion

• Assistiveroboticsarecoming!• inallformsandapplications• asubiquitousascomputerstoday

• Willtheybeablessing?• Answertosocietalchallenges(ageing,reshoring,healthier,better

andmorejobs)• Createneweconomicmarkets,newproducts,newjobs

• Needtotakethisopportunity• Makeinclusiverobotagenda• Mostimportant:tobeabletotakecareofeachother

• Mayberobotsleaveustimetobemorehuman