Yashaswini Shivashankar
German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Deutsches Forschungsnetz
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About
Yashaswini Shivashankar is a researcher at the intersection of assistive robotics, human-robot interaction, and machine learning. Her work is driven by a commitment to developing robotic systems that can meaningfully support people in their daily lives, particularly in caregiving and nursing contexts. She is best known for creating the **DORMADL dataset** (2023), a foundational resource capturing human-operated robot arm motion during activities of daily living. This dataset, which has already garnered 3 citations, is a critical tool for advancing learning from demonstration, activity recognition, and machine-learning-based robot control. Building on this, she contributed to the **AdaMeKoR project** (2025), an interdisciplinary initiative that developed, evaluated, and reflected upon a multi-component robotic system for nursing care. This work exemplifies her ability to bridge technical development with real-world application, addressing the complex needs of both care recipients and providers. With a focus on making assistive robotics more adaptive and intuitive, Shivashankar’s research is shaping how robots learn from and collaborate with humans in sensitive, high-impact environments.
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