June 03, 2024 | Praachi Mudar, University High School Before this summer, whenever I thought of robots, I thought of the clunky Disney robot WALL-E and his mission to save mankind. I didn’t have any direct experience interacting with robots or the components involved, so my only point of reference was a kid’s movie. This […]
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AHS students find varied paths to research
April 28, 2023 | Ethan Simmons Dozens of students from AHS lined the walls of Huff Hall to present findings from their recent research endeavors. By ETHAN SIMMONS For her last semester as an undergraduate student, Daniela Hernandez spent a lot of time in campus libraries—more than the Community Health major had in her entire […]
Stretching their Reach: Robotic support for older individuals
Jan. 09, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The goal is to create a scalable, affordable, flexible Stretch Cognitive and Physical Assistant that can improve the quality of life for older adults with a range of cognitive and physical impairments University of Illinois researcher Dr. Wendy Rogers is stretching her work with Stretch the Robot. The Kinesiology […]
Mejia plans voice-assistant study at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home
Dec. 13, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Can voice assistants support users’ motivation to be independent? The newly dedicated McKechnie Family LIFE Home is getting ready to play host to several research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in 2022. As with most of the research agenda for the LIFE Home, the focus is to support […]
It’s not a Stretch to see future opportunities for this robot
Oct. 18, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Kinesiology and Community Health Professor Wendy Rogers is no stranger to robots. She began working with robots more than two decades ago at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she was a professor in the School of Psychology, and director of the Human Factors & Aging Laboratory. It was […]
McKechnie Family LIFE Home opening a milestone for Wendy Rogers
Oct. 08, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The McKechnie Family LIFE Home is a cutting-edge research center focused on innovations in home environments Even for someone as accomplished as Kinesiology and Community Health Professor Wendy Rogers, the night of Oct. 7 represented a milestone. Rogers has so many appointments and affiliations—she is a Khan Professor of […]
Grant permits interdisciplinary research team to explore how soft robots can support healthcare
Jan. 29, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The main objective of the one-year project is to explore the potential for soft robots for telehealth monitoring of older adults An increasing number of older adults live independently but have health conditions that must be managed—both chronic and acute. A grant awarded to an interdisciplinary team including KCH […]