Professor Massimo Sartori reveals the winning teams of the MyoChallenge 2023. Their policies provide cutting-edge advancements in AI and digital twins for rehabilitation. Hosts Anic van Damme and Steven van Roon discuss the process determining the winners. Alberto Chiappa, part of Team Lattice, explains their use of reinforcement learning and curriculum learning to tackle the manipulation track in the competition. Experts on Artificial Intelligence Vittorio Caggiano and Vikash Kumar call for diverse participation, emphasizing the need for multidisciplinary collaboration.
The discussion extends to the long-term future, envisioning wearable robotic technologies becoming chronic devices, assisting daily activities and preventing health issues. However, challenges around sustainability, for example energy consumption, regulation, and mindset shifts must be addressed for widespread adoption. The focus on training new medical practitioners comfortable with technology is emphasized to bridge the gap between healthcare and engineering.
The MyoChallenge Podcast brings you the story behind a global competition focusing around 1 simple question: how do humans move? Discover how digital twins can master complex movements in a virtual body. Through in-depth interviews with the founders, you find out how this can enhance future healthcare.
Speakers:
Massimo Sartori, professor Neuromechanical Engineering at the University of Twente.
Vittorio Caggiano, former AI lead at Meta AI.
Vikash Kumar, adjunct professor Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
Alberto Chiappa, PhD student Computational Science and Engineering at EPFL.
The University of Twente’s Robotics Centre conducts multidisciplinary research, offers world-class education programs and works with global partners on innovative projects to develop groundbreaking technology that addresses the most challenging questions of today and tomorrow.