The Ramsay Research Fund has awarded my proposal to develop an "AI Assistant for Semi-Autonomous Upper-Limb Robots". Semi-autonomous robots (SARs) are mechanical devices controlled by human subjects with the purpose of assisting, supporting or substituting motor functions (e.g. prostheses or external arms attached to a wheel chair). The application of SARs in different domains is extensive, and it is rapidly gaining ground, becoming a mainstream type of technology. By definit