DocumentCode
289884
Title
Early experiences encountered in the placement of 60 Handy 1 robotic aids to eating
Author
Topping, Mike
Author_Institution
Dept. of Design, Keele Univ., UK
fYear
1993
fDate
17-20 Oct 1993
Firstpage
543
Abstract
`Handy 1´ uses low-cost, appropriate technology. A small robot arm which is microprocessor controlled with purpose written software manipulates a specially designed spoon
Keywords
handicapped aids; manipulators; patient care; Handy 1; handicapped aids; microprocessor control; robot arm; robotic eating aids; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Appropriate technology; Biomedical engineering; Educational institutions; Feeds; Keyboards; Medical robotics; Microprocessors; Prototypes; Robots;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1993. 'Systems Engineering in the Service of Humans', Conference Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Le Touquet
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0911-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSMC.1993.385070
Filename
385070
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