A symbiotic robotic arm for meal assistance

Topics:
FeedBot aims to be a meal assistant robot that perceives the environment, localizes and tracks the head of the user, and cooperatively places the end-effector in a comfortable and safe position for the user to eat up the food. With its autonomy and learning, FeedBot will have a great impact in the quality of life of people with a wide range of motion-related disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, or stroke.
Reference:
CMU/ECE/0005/2017
Partner:
CMU; M-ITI Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute

FeedBot

Funders: 
  • FCT
Start:
2018-09
END:
2019-08
Funding:
26,263.70

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