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DESCRIPTION:Show the ongoing efforts to introduce Socially Assistive Roboti
 cs to society.\n\nDescribe and demonstrate some of the solutions where rob
 ots are assisting people with specific\nsocial issues (i.e.\, Autism\, Ped
 iatric Care\, etc.)\n\nGenerate discussion around the significance of Soci
 ally Assistive Robotics\nemphasizing how collaboration between Humans and 
 Robots can be beneficial to all.\n\nQuestion: does this area of robotics g
 et lost amid the noise and glamour of creating robots for other\nuses (i.e
 .\, military\, space travel and exploration\, warehouse and distribution?\
 n\nEncourage attendees to become involved by contributing to research or s
 olutions to advance the use of\nSocially Assistive Robots\n\nCo-sponsored 
 by: Worchester\, MA Section\n\nSpeaker(s): Mike\, \n\nAgenda: \nDiscussion
 s and Demonstrations for Solutions using Socially Assistive Robots in the 
 following areas:\nAutism\nHealth Care\nSTEM Education\nSeniors\nCloud Base
 d Robotics Software\nCharterCloud and Smart Pepper\nDiscussion/Questions\n
 \nvirtual\, Massachusetts\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools
 .ieee.org/m/247473
LOCATION:virtual\, Massachusetts\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.
 vtools.ieee.org/m/247473
ORGANIZER:mimiktam@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:5
SUMMARY:Socially Assistive Robots - Changing Perceptions of Robots One Pers
 on and One Robot at a Time
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/247473
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Show the ongoing efforts to introduce Soci
 ally Assistive Robotics to society. <br /> <br />Describe and demonstrate 
 some of the solutions where robots are assisting people with specific<br /
 >social issues (i.e.\, Autism\, Pediatric Care\, etc.)<br /> <br />Generat
 e discussion around the significance of Socially Assistive Robotics<br />e
 mphasizing how collaboration between Humans and Robots can be beneficial t
 o all. <br /> <br />Question: does this area of robotics get lost amid the
  noise and glamour of creating robots for other<br />uses (i.e.\, military
 \, space travel and exploration\, warehouse and distribution?<br /> <br />
 Encourage attendees to become involved by contributing to research or solu
 tions to advance the use of<br />Socially Assistive Robots</p><br /><br />
 Agenda: <br /><div><strong>Discussions and Demonstrations for Solutions us
 ing Socially Assistive Robots in the following areas:</strong></div>\n<div
 >&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Autism</div>\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Health Care</div>\n<div>
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\;STEM Education</div>\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Seniors</div>\n<d
 iv>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Cloud Based Robotics Software</div>\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\
 ;CharterCloud and Smart Pepper</div>\n<div>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Discussion/Quest
 ions</div>
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