Robotics Pilots

Restoring Functional Eating in Late Stage Dementia

Jon Dekar, DESIN LLC, Zackory Erickson, CMU Robotics Institute. DESĪN LLC will enhance its existing Obi assistive feeding robot with AI-driven attention monitoring and redirection capabilities to support self-feeding in individuals with AD/ADRD who struggle with inattention. The project aims to demonstrate technical feasibility and clinical utility in long-term care settings, ultimately reducing caregiver burden and improving quality of life for affected individuals.

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Using AI to Repurpose Small Molecules to Target Amyloid-tau Interactions in AD

Jeremy Linsley, Operant BioPharma This project will use a proprietary robotics and artificial intelligence to identify targets and clinically-tested drugs that could be repurposed for Alzheimer's disease by blocking the harmful interaction between Tau and Amyloid Precursor proteins.

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