Robotics in Paediatrics and Child Heath Showcase

NIHR Children and Young People MedTech Co-operative (NIHR CYP MedTech), University of Sheffield, and Sheffield Hallam University have partnered to present the first Robotics in Paediatrics and Child Health Showcase.

Academic teams from the UK and Netherlands will showcase their innovative work via a series of short talks and interactive lab demonstrations.

Academic Teams

Sheffield Robotics
University of Sheffield
Professor Tony Prescott & Dr Michael Szollosy
https://www.sheffieldrobotics.ac.uk/

Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare
University of Sheffield
Professor Luc de Witte
http://www.catch.org.uk/

Sheffield Biomedical Robotics Lab
University of Sheffield
Dr Dana Damian
https://sites.google.com/site/danadamian/

Research Centre for Assistive Technology in Health Care
Zyud University of Applied Sciences
Dr Claire Huijnen & Dr Renee van den Heuvel
https://www.zuyd.nl/en/research/researchcentres/assistive-technology-in-health-care/

Smart Interactive Technologies
Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Alessandro Di Nuovo
https://www.shu.ac.uk/research/specialisms/materials-and-engineering-research-institute/what-we-do/projects/automation-and-robotics/smart-interactive-technologies

Attendance

Attendance is invited from academics, surgeons, medics, allied health professionals, industry experts, and anyone with an interest in or knowledge of robotics in paediatrics and child health.

Registration

Places are limited and prior registration is essential.

Agenda

09:30 - 09:40 Welcome Professor Paul Dimitri

09:40 - 09:55 Sheffield Robotics Lab Professor Tony Prescott

09:55 - 10:10 Surgical and assistive robots for paediatrics Dr Dana Damian

10:10 - 10:25 ZORA and KASPAR: Interactive robotos for children with phyiscal disabilities and children with autism spectrum disoder Dr Claire Huijnen & Dr Renee van den Heuvel

10:25 - 10:40 Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare Professor Luc de Witte

10:40 - 10:55 A Humanoid robot for the treatment of children with autism and intellectual disability Dr Alessandro Di Nuovo

10:55 - 13:30 Interactive Lab Demonstrations

Contact

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