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Mechatronics in Medicine

The MIM Lab develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures.

Head of Group

B415C Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus

+44 (0)20 7594 7046

What we do

The Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures including neuro, cardiovascular, orthopaedic surgeries, and colonoscopies. Examples include bio-inspired catheters that can navigate along complex paths within the brain (such as EDEN2020), soft robots to explore endoluminal anatomies (such as the colon), and virtual reality solutions to support surgeons during knee replacement surgeries.

Meet the team

Mr Ayhan Aktas
Casual - Student demonstrator - lower rate

Dr Daniel Bautista Salinas
Research Associate

Dr Kaiwen Chen
Research Associate

Mr Zejian Cui
Research Assistant

Mr Connor Daly
Research Postgraduate

Emeritus Professor Brian L Davies FREng
Emeritus Professor

Mr Zhaoyang Jacopo Hu
Research Postgraduate

Dr Hisham M Iqbal
Research Associate

Mr Alex Ranne
Research Postgraduate

Professor Ferdinando M Rodriguez y Baena
Co-Director of Hamlyn Centre, Professor of Medical Robotics

Dr Jialei Shi
Research Associate

Mr Spyridon Souipas
Casual - Other work

Ms Emilia Zari
Research Postgraduate

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Lima:2022:10.1109/tcds.2021.3115228,
author = {Lima, MR and Wairagkar, M and Gupta, M and Baena, FRY and Barnaghi, P and Sharp, DJ and Vaidyanathan, R},
doi = {10.1109/tcds.2021.3115228},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems},
pages = {1378--1397},
title = {Conversational affective social robots for ageing and dementia support},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tcds.2021.3115228},
volume = {14},
year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Socially assistive robots (SAR) hold significant potential to assist older adults and people with dementia in human engagement and clinical contexts by supporting mental health and independence at home. While SAR research has recently experienced prolific growth, long-term trust, clinical translation and patient benefit remain immature. Affective human-robot interactions are unresolved and the deployment of robots with conversational abilities is fundamental for robustness and humanrobot engagement. In this paper, we review the state of the art within the past two decades, design trends, and current applications of conversational affective SAR for ageing and dementia support. A horizon scanning of AI voice technology for healthcare, including ubiquitous smart speakers, is further introduced to address current gaps inhibiting home use. We discuss the role of user-centred approaches in the design of voice systems, including the capacity to handle communication breakdowns for effective use by target populations. We summarise the state of development in interactions using speech and natural language processing, which forms a baseline for longitudinal health monitoring and cognitive assessment. Drawing from this foundation, we identify open challenges and propose future directions to advance conversational affective social robots for: 1) user engagement, 2) deployment in real-world settings, and 3) clinical translation.
AU  - Lima,MR
AU  - Wairagkar,M
AU  - Gupta,M
AU  - Baena,FRY
AU  - Barnaghi,P
AU  - Sharp,DJ
AU  - Vaidyanathan,R
DO  - 10.1109/tcds.2021.3115228
EP  - 1397
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 2379-8920
SP  - 1378
TI  - Conversational affective social robots for ageing and dementia support
T2  - IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tcds.2021.3115228
UR  - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9548693
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91950
VL  - 14
ER  -