演讲人简介：
Dr. Etienne Burdet is Professor in Human Robotics in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College. He is also visiting Professor at Universite Paris VI and invited researcher at ATR International in Japan. He has obtained a M.S. in Mathematics in 1990, a M.S. in Physics in 1991, and a Ph.D. in Robotics in 1996, all from ETH-Zurich. He was a postdoctoral fellow with TE Milner (McGill, Canada), JE Colgate (Northwestern U, USA). Dr. Burdet is doing research at the interface of robotics and bioengineering, and his main interest in human machine interaction. With his group, he uses an integrative approach of neuroscience and robotics, to i) investigate human motor control, and ii) design efficient assistive devices and virtual reality based training systems for neuro-rehabilitation and robot-aided surgery.


报告内容简介：
This talk will present our study of the sensorimotor mechanisms of interaction control in humans, and its application to robotics. By investigating the adaptation of arm movements to unstable dynamics typical of tool use, we could observe how the central nervous system learns to coordinate muscles in order to deal with unknown interactions. The computational model of this learning can predict how sensory information is used to modify muscles activation during the whole learning process. It led to a novel robot controller able to interact with unknown environments and humans, which has been demonstrated in tasks such as drilling, polishing and cutting. We currently extend this research to understand sensorimotor interaction between humans and to improve the interaction of a robot with a human.