Monday January 27, 2025: Socially Assistive Robotics for Rehabilitation
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Greetings and Introduction
Prof. Tamar Weiss, PhD, OT, Executive Research Advisor, Helmsley Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Research Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Professor emeritus, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Socially assistive robots: What are they and how can we use them in rehabilitation?
Associate Professor Shelly Levy-Tzedek, Director of the Cognition, Aging and Rehabilitation lab Department of Physical Therapy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Beyond the Clinic: Redefining care with Socially Assistive Robots for lifespan rehabilitation
Dr. Ronit Feingold Polak, PhD PT, Herzog Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Socially assistive robotics as means of empowering people and improving human quality of life
Prof. Maja J Matarić, Chan Soon-Shiong Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics; Founding Director, USC Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center; Director, USC Robotics Research Lab, University of Southern California, USA