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Discuss “Research Profiles: Robotics Institute part 2”

The Medical Robotics Technology Center (MRTC) and the Vision & Autonomous Systems Center (VASC) at Carnegie Mellon have been collaborating on what promises to be an innovative solution to a widely demonstrated problem in aging people. Under the leadership of Associate Research Professor Yanxi Liu, a project titled “Predicting Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease From Shape Features” is trying to use computer vision techniques to help early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

So what is this disease whose famed victims include Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston, and Rosa Parks? Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease, commonly causing dementia. It is characterized by progressive intellectual deterioration, declining daily activities,...

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