# Episode Forty-Three: Maitreyee Wairagkar

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2023-03-31
- Length: 29m
- Episode: 43
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-03-31-episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar

## Summary

Maitreyee Wairagkar, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Davis, discusses her work in assistive neurotechnology and artificial intelligence. She explains how brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) decode brain signals to restore speech and movement for people with neurological disorders like ALS and stroke. Wairagkar also details her previous research at Imperial College London on social robots and conversational AI designed to support individuals with dementia.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-03-31-episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar#t=7) Introduction and BCI Overview
- [1:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-03-31-episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar#t=119) Invasive vs Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces
- [7:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-03-31-episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar#t=427) Challenges in Signal Acquisition and Decoding
- [14:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-03-31-episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar#t=865) Social Robots for Dementia Support
- [23:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-03-31-episode-forty-three-maitreyee-wairagkar#t=1419) Assistive Technology in Developing Countries

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- University of California, Davis (company)
- Imperial College London (company)
- UK Dementia Research Institute (company)
- Alexa (product)
- Amazon (company)
- University of Reading (company)
- Schizophrenia Research Foundation (company)

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