By Panagiotis Artemiadis
Neuro-robotics is among the such a lot multidisciplinary fields of the final many years, fusing details and information from neuroscience, engineering and computing device technology. This e-book makes a speciality of the consequences from the strategic alliance among Neuroscience and Robotics that aid the clinical neighborhood to raised comprehend the mind in addition to layout robot units and algorithms for interfacing people and robots. the 1st a part of the publication introduces the assumption of neuro-robotics, by way of featuring cutting-edge bio-inspired units. the second one a part of the ebook makes a speciality of human-machine interfaces for functionality augmentation, that may visible as augmentation of talents of fit matters or information in case of the mobility impaired. The 3rd a part of the e-book makes a speciality of the inverse challenge, i.e. how we will be able to use robot units that bodily engage with the human physique, so as (a) to appreciate human motor keep watch over and (b) to supply treatment to neurologically impaired humans or individuals with disabilities.
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We propose and discuss its pros and cons as an interface for the disabled, we elaborate on its potentialities as a tool for intention gathering, and we show that it has great potential in the short- and mid-term. 1 Introduction Medical ultrasound imaging (from now on, US imaging) has nowadays become a standard diagnostic tool in hospitals. It is used to visualise essentially all human body structures and sports an enormous wealth of information, to the point that a trained specialist can diagnose a wide range of conditions just by looking at the live images it gathers.
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