Co-robots to Improve Lives of Senior Citizens
From: Medical Design Technology - 08/13/2015

Coordinated Science Lab researcher Naira Hovakimyan, a professor in
Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science
Foundation for a project called "ASPIRE," short for Automation Supporting
Prolonged Independent Residence for the Elderly.

The goal of ASPIRE is to develop co-robots that can assist the elderly with
activities of daily living and other chores, allowing this population to live
independently for longer and improve their quality of life.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/08/co-robots-improve-lives-senior-citizens
http://mechse.illinois.edu/news/bibbidi-bobbidi-bots-aspire-improve-lives-senior-citizens

Links:
Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois
http://mechse.illinois.edu

Naira Hovakimyan
http://naira.mechse.illinois.edu/naira-hovakimyan
http://naira-hovakimyan.mechse.illinois.edu
http://mechanical.illinois.edu/directory/faculty/nhovakim