Becoming Bionic: Advancements in Smart Prosthetic Limbs

Explore the cutting-edge world of prosthetics in this 51-minute talk by Laura C. Petrich, a Ph.D. candidate in Computing Science. Gain a high-level overview of open research problems in prosthetics and discover current efforts to solve them. Delve into the challenges of creating intuitive and reliable smart prosthetic limbs for the rapidly growing population of individuals with limb loss. Learn about Petrich's research interests, including neuroprosthetics, reinforcement learning, human-robot interaction, and assistive robotics. Understand how her work, inspired by anatomical studies, aims to develop advanced control methods for robotic manipulation, focusing on increased functionality, usability, reliability, and safety in real-world applications. Discover Petrich's background in computer vision, robotics research, and her experience in developing user-friendly wheelchair-mounted robotic manipulators and machine learning-based decision-making systems for autonomous robotic warehouses.