SOAR (Stanford Older Adult Robotics) aims to improve the lives of older adults and caregivers through robotics.Our research explores how robotics can encourage older adults in physical movement, time outdoors, social connection, and cognitive health. We find great value in involving local senior communities in what we do.
SOAR Projects and Collaborations
Outdoor walking companion robot
Character robot use cases for older adults with dementia
(Enchanted Tools collaboration)
Cognitive training protocols with iCub
(IIT collaboration)
The SOAR Team
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Steve Cousins
SRC Executive Director
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Michelle Baldonado
SRC Research Engineer
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Jing Liang
SRC/SCL Postdoc
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Zen Yaskawa
SRC Lab Manager
SOAR Team Student Members
Mariam Colborn
Nicole Cortes
Jiale Cao
Thomas Deng
Andres Ernesto Garcia
Chris Gu
Mete Gumusayak
Julie Huang
Max Liu
Joana Mizrahi
Stephanie Sheng Tang
Past SOAR Team Student Members
Etienne Jacquot
Heather Nolte
We are recruiting! If you’re interested in joining our team and working on hardware or algorithm development in robot navigation, human–robot interaction, or scene/human behavior understanding, please fill out the form below:
Collaborations
COLLABORATING LABS
OLDER ADULT COMMUNITY PARTNERS
SUPPORTERS
