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for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
to beat the world champion in
soccer by 2050 [3].
To achieve this ambitious goal,
B-Human (https://b-human.de), like
any other team, will welcome with
open arms anyone who brings motivation
and skills to its team. The willingness
to improve, enthusiasm, and
discipline are the keys to success,
not race and gender. Literally anyone
who is interested is encouraged to
participate, perhaps becoming a role
model for currently underrepresented
groups and sparking in them an interest
in the whole topic of robotics. This
is true even if their background may
not have fostered that interest so far,
which could be for many reasons,
such as a nonacademic background
in the family and certain expectations
due to gender. So basically, everyone
has the chance to become a role
model and get others excited about
this topic through RoboCup, and this
chance should be taken!
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platform engages the user and performs
automated evaluation of arm and hand
function and their evolution over time.
The article by Sun et al. [A6] aims
to realize a walking-training robot in
response to the shortage of rehabilitation
physiotherapists. The proposed
rehabilitation gait-training robot caters
to the characteristics of human omnidirectional
walking and allows passive
and active training to be directly and
gently switched during walking. A control
algorithm is realized to accurately
follow the exercise programs prescribed
by physical therapists and achieve satisfactory
practice results.
Finally, Infarinato et al. [A7] developed
an augmented and extended a
home rehabilitation system that provides
neurorehabilitation exercises and
assessments to chronic stroke patients
with aphasia. Their work analyzes the
feasibility, satisfaction, and motivation
of patients and the clinical effect of the
intervention using their system, which
allows the administration of speech and
language home therapy.
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By presenting the achievements
and future opportunities in this multidisciplinary
research area, which
crosscuts robotics, automation, AI, and
health care, we hope this special issue
can inform and inspire the researchers
in this exciting and important area of
robotics and automation. More importantly,
we look forward to new research
efforts to further robotic technologies
for homecare.
APPENDIX: RELATED ARTICLES
[A1] A. A. Ravankar, S. A. Tafrishi, J. V. Salazar
Luces, F. Seto, and Y. Hirata, " CARE: Cooperation
of AI robot enablers to create a vibrant society, "
IEEE Robot. Autom. Mag., vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2023,
pp. 9-23, doi: 10.1109/MRA.2022.3223256.
[A2] F. Morbidi et al., " Assistive robotic technologies
for next-generation smart wheelchairs: Codesign and
modularity to improve users' quality of life, " IEEE
Robot. Autom. Mag., vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp.
24-35, doi: 10.1109/MRA.2022.3178965.
[A3] T. Deng, H. Xie, J. Wang, and W. Chen, " Longterm
visual simultaneous localization and mapping:
Using a Bayesian persistence filter-based global map
prediction, " IEEE Robot. Autom. Mag., vol. 30, no. 1,
Mar. 2023, pp. 36-49, doi: 10.1109/MRA.2022.3228492.
[A4] J. Li et al., " A method for a compliant robot arm
to perform a bandaging task on a swaying arm: A proposed
approach, " IEEE Robot. Autom. Mag., vol. 30,
no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 50-61, doi: 10.1109/
MRA.2022.3228501.
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[A5] A. Garzo, J. H. Jung, J. Arcas-Ruiz-Ruano, J. C.
Perry, and T. Keller, " ArmAssist: A telerehabilitation
solution for upper-limb rehabilitation at home, "
IEEE Robot. Autom. Mag., vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2023,
pp. 62-71, doi: 10.1109/MRA.2022.3225716.
[A6] P. Sun, R. Shan, and S. Wang, " An intelligent
rehabilitation robot with passive and active direct
switching training: Improving intelligence and security
of human-robot interaction systems, " IEEE Robot.
Autom. Mag., vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 72-83,
doi: 10.1109/MRA.2022.3228490.
[A7] F. Infarinato et al., " A novel telerehabilitation
approach for cognitive-language therapy in chronic
stroke subjects with aphasia: Neurocognitive intervention
through neurorehabilitation exercises
and assessments, " IEEE Robot. Autom. Mag., vol.
30, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 84-95, doi: 10.1109/MRA.
2022.3228503.
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