Adaptive SARs for Physical Recovery
PhD Project - Learning and adapting socially assistive robot behaviour during long-term upper-limb recovery using reinforcement learning.
Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) have demonstrated strong potential in rehabilitative scenarios due to their positive effect on user engagement and suitability for tasks traditionally undertaken by expert therapists. For SARs supporting recovery from upper-limb injuries, user personalization is key to sustaining engagement over the long term. This project attempts to utilize participatory design with expert physiotherapists to develop and train, through interactive reinforcement learning, an SAR companion which adapts its behaviour in real time to the needs and preferences of a person recovering from upper-limb injury.
People
Dr Susan Shenkin
2nd Supervisor
Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh
Funding
Project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Date: September 2021 - September 2025
EPSRC reference: EP/S023208/1
