BIOROB 2026
MedRob Workshop
Foundations of Health Data for Robotics
Building Standard Software Ecosystems for AI in Healthcare and Assistive Robotics
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WHERE:
IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th - BioRob 2026 Edmonton, CA
IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th - BioRob 2026 Edmonton, CA
WHEN:
1st August 2026
1st August 2026
(afternoon)
Poster Submission Deadline: 1st July 2026
Notification: 15th July 2026
Final version: 20th July 2026
Objective
This workshop addresses this gap by bringing together leading researchers and practitioners in healthcare robotics, assistive systems, human modeling, and AI. Drawing inspiration from the success of robotics software ecosystems, most notably ROS, the workshop focuses on how shared data representations, modular architectures, and community-driven standards can accelerate the translation of robotics technologies into real-world healthcare applications.
Opening
13:00 – 13:10
Introduction and Overview
13:10 – 13:20 Organizers
Talk 1: Bio-inspired Myoelectric Control Maps for Natural Artificial Limbs Integration
13:20 – 13:40 Cristina Piazza
Talk 2: AI and Robotics Reshaping Rehabilitation
13:40 – 14:00 Robert Riener
14:00 – 14:10 Poster Spotlights
3 mins spotlights
14:10 – 14:30 Poster Session & Coffee Break
Talk 3: Functional Biosignal Measurement: Bridging Human Motion and Robot Assistance
14:30 – 14:50 Shingo Shimoda
Talk 4: Biosignals for the assessment of physical-social human-robot interaction
14:50 – 15:10 Katja Mombaur
Talk 5: Robots Adapting Their Behaviors: Intelligent Socially Assistive Robots For Healthcare and Everyday Assistance
15:10 – 15:30 Goldie Nejat
Talk 6: Physiologically Driven Human–Robot Interaction
15:30 – 15:50 Carlos A. Cifuentes
15:50 – 16:00 Poster Spotlights
3 mins spotlights
16:00 – 16:20 Poster Session & Coffee Break
Talk 7: Towards practical brain-controlled assistive robotics using standard software ecosystems
16:20 – 16:40 Tom Carlson
Talk 8: Translational Research in Rehabilitation Robotics: Experiences in Japan
16:40 – 17:00 Kenji Suzuki
Talk 9: Digital Biomarkers for type-2 diabetes prevention and management
17:00 – 17:20 Mia Jovanova
Panel Discussion: Health Data in Robotics Applications – Towards Standardization
17:20 – 17:40 Organizers
Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks
17:40 – 18:00 Organizers
Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks
18:00 – 19:00 Organizers
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Cristina Piazza
Healthcare and Rehabilitation Robotics
TU Munich, Germany
Prof. Dr. Robert Riener
Sensory Motor Systems, Rehabilitation Robotics
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Kenji Suzuki
Translational Research in Rehabilitation Robotics
University of Tsukuba
Prof. Dr. Shingo Shimoda
Systemic Design of Human Intelligence
Nagoya University, Japan
Prof. Dr. Katja Mombaur
Biosignals for the assessment of physical-social human-robot interaction
KIT Karlsruhe, Germany
Prof. Dr. Carlos A. Cifuentes
Human-robot Interaction
University of the West of England, Bristol
Prof. Dr. Tom Carlson
Assistive Robotics
UCL, London, UK
Prof. Dr. Goldie Nejat
Assistive technologies for long-term care
U Toronto, Canada
Dr. Mia Jovanova
Digital biomarkers for disease prevention and management
HSG & ETH, Switzerland
Organizers
Dr. Diego
Páez-Granados
ETH Zurich &
Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF)
Switzerland
Monica Perez-Serrano
ETH Zurich & Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Switzerland
Assit. Prof. Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee
Cornell University, USA
Prof. Tetsuyo Watanabe
Kanazawa University, Japan
Prof. Francesca Cordella
Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
Dr. Chris Awai
Data Analytics & Rehab Technology (DART), Lake Lucerne Institute, Switzerland
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