Robotic Caregivers Class 2021 - Lecture 1
Channel: Healthcare Robotics Lab
Date: 16/01/2021

Excerpts from Prof. Charlie Kemp's first lecture for Robotic Caregivers: From Dreams to Reality.

Correction: Prof. Kemp meant to refer to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland rather than The Pirates of Penzance comic opera!

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Course Information

Robotic Caregivers: From Dreams to Reality (Spring 2021)
BMED 4833/8813 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia

Lectures: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30pm to 1:45pm ET

Instructors: Zackory Erickson and Prof. Charlie Kemp

Overview
Robotics researchers and futurists have long dreamed of robots that can serve as caregivers. In this hands-on project-based course, you will learn about future opportunities and present realities for autonomous robots that serve as caregivers. You will also gain experience with key technologies for the creation of autonomous robots, including physics simulation, perception, action, human-robot interaction, and learning.