Special Issue: Assistive technology (I)

Special issue on Assistive Computer Vision and Robotics - Part I

h 1 In the last decades, there has been a tremendous increase in deand for assistive technologies useful to overcome functional limtations of individuals and to improve their quality of life. Assistive echnologies provide a set of advanced tools that can improve the uality of life not only for impaired people, patients and elderly ut also for healthy people struggling with everyday actions. Ree...

Special Issue on Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics

Assistive and rehabilitation robotics currently covers a broad spectrum of research areas, from intelligent robots that act as aides, companions and educators; to robots that provide physical assistance for mobility, manipulation and support; to embedded robotics, ambient intelligence and intelligent spaces. People whose ability to perform daily living activities is limited or inhibited by inju...

Addressing assistive technology needs in special education.

Assistive technology is critical to maximize the functional skills of the person with a physical disability at home, work, and school. As assistive devices become increasingly complex and expensive and more options are available, the need for an assistive technology specialist is enhanced. Recent regulations and advances in technology are affecting the type, quality, and comprehensiveness of as...

AERB Special Issue I (Auctions)

We describe an auction mechanism in the class of Groves mechanisms that has received attention in the computer science literature because of its theoretical property of being more “learnable” than the standard second price auction mechanism. We bring this mechanism, which we refer to as the “ ,” into the laboratory to determine whether it helps human subjects learn to play their optimal strateg...

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