Title :
fMRI robotic embodiment: A pilot study
Author :
Cohen, Ori ; Druon, Sébastien ; Lengagne, Sébastien ; Mendelsohn, Avi ; Malach, Rafael ; Kheddar, Abderrahmane ; Friedman, Doron
Abstract :
We present a robotic embodiment experiment based on real-time functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rtfMRI). To our knowledge, this is the first time fMRI is used as an input device to identify a subject´s intentions and convert them into actions performed by a humanoid robot. The process, based on motor imagery, has allowed subjects located in Israel to control a HOAP3 humanoid robot in France, experiencing the whole experiment through the eyes of the robot.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; humanoid robots; medical image processing; medical robotics; HOAP3 humanoid robot; fMRI robotic embodiment; input device; motor imagery; pilot study; real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging; Avatars; Brain computer interfaces; Humanoid robots; Humans; Legged locomotion; Real time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2012 4th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1199-2
DOI :
10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290866
