DocumentCode
485761
Title
Advances in the Development of Interactive Robotics Technology for the Severely Disabled
Author
Leifer, Larry ; Michalowski, Stefan
Author_Institution
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Design Division, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305; Director, Rehabilitation R&D Center, VA Medical Center, 3801 Miranda Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304
fYear
1983
fDate
22-24 June 1983
Firstpage
213
Lastpage
217
Abstract
It has been hypothesized that industrial robotics technology can be adapted to serve the manipulation needs of people with severe physical disabilities. A computer-controlled device, called the Robotic Aid, has been built and is being evaluated. It allows the disabled person to control the motion of a Unimation PUMA 250 robot in real time. Various devices, such as sensate grippers, are being developed to lessen the control burden on the user. The results of this investigation are relevant to industrial automation in unstructured environments and to the general study of interactions of people and "intelligent" machines.
Keywords
Automatic control; Humans; Manipulators; Mechanical engineering; Medical robotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Research and development; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Service robots;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
American Control Conference, 1983
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Type
conf
Filename
4788102
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