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NeuTouch · Understanding neural coding of touch as enabling technology for prosthetics and robotics

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

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2019-03-01 → 2023-08-31
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4 108 695 €
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14
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MSCA-ITN

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Биологичните механизми на допира, като автоматичното регулиране на силата при хващане на предмет, се анализират за прилагане в технологиите. Това помага за подобряване на роботиката и създаването на по-добри протези, които възстановяват усещането за контакт.

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Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

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Understanding neural coding of touch as enabling technology for prosthetics and robotics

Touch is a gateway to explore the world and establish contact for interaction. It is crucial for robots to learn how to use objects, and enable cooperation, where robots and people act together to accomplish a task. It is crucial in the deployment of prostheses, to restore the sensation of contact. Despite continuous advances, our knowledge is not yet sufficient to seamlessly integrate artificial limbs, nor to build agents that incorporate touch to interact intelligently with humans. To progress, we educated interdisciplinary young investigators who will carry forward the research independently and propagate bio-inspired artificial touch to even younger investigators. NeuTouch aimed to build new technologies and deeper understanding of touch, while forming the next generation of researchers in this field. Biological sensory systems capture the properties of surrounding objects and environment with remarkable efficiency. Grasping an object, our nervous system automatically adjusts hand force depending on the object’s size, weight, slipperiness, softness, using every available bit of information, optimising power consumption. Artificial systems acquire less information and consume more power; thus, technology has much to learn from biology. NeuTouch aimed at improving artificial tactile systems through training and research. The training approach aimed to tutor young investigators to connect multiple disciplines relevant to the study of touch. NeuTouch assembled 8 research teams across Europe (IIT, EPFL, SISSA, Univ. of Bielefeld, Sheffield, Glasgow, Groningen, Goteborg, PAL robotics) and trained 15 PhD students from different countries (Germany, Italy, USA, Portugal, Spain, Iran, Turkey). They unravelled the principles of how biological tactile systems work – shedding light on the mechanics and neurobiology of touch perception – in synergy with the development of smarter and efficient technologies. The NeuTouch team built on this progress to prototype devices and circuits for artificial tactile sensors that will be integrated into the next generation of prostheses and robots. The team advanced robotic tactile exploration and manipulation and the technology for connecting to the nerves of prosthetic users. In parallel, the team developed skills towards best practices in science and communication and learnt the strength of cross-fertilisation across disciplines, culture, and peers to progress science to the benefit of society.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Dexterous manipulation is a fundamental skill to improve interaction capabilities of service and industrial robots, and develop prosthetic devices that enable amputees to regain hand functionality, for improving their independence and quality of life and for reintegration in working environments.The sense of touch is crucial for any skilled manipulation; it is fundamental to establish contact and acquire the information needed for hand/object interactions, and for perceiving variations in the contact itself (slip, vibrations, duration, pressure). Touch is crucial for robots that physically interact with objects and humans, to sense the properties of objects, learn how to use them, and enable cooperation. Touch is crucial for the successful deployment of prosthetic devices, to evoke a natural sensation of contact that conveys information about the stimulus, making prostheses easier to use and accept.NeuTouch aims at improving artificial tactile perception in robots and prostheses, by understanding how to best extract, integrate and exploit tactile information at system level. To this aim, NeuTouch will train young researchers that will build up a novel multidisciplinary community, that will tackle fundamental questions about neural encoding of tactile information, by developing computational tools and models capable of explaining the activity in the biological neural pathway and link it to behavioral decisions. The identified underlying neuronal processing principles will guide the design of novel sensing devices and algorithms to improve tactile exploration and manipulation skills in robots and tactile feedback in prosthetic devices. A scientifically strong international consortium is complemented by non-academic participants that recognize the impact of the proposed approach and resulting technology. All will support the professional growth of individuals, addressing entrepreneurship, communication, best practice, open science and gender equality.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз