Robots That Help The Blind

Researchers employ baxter robot to help the blind.

Robots that help the blind.

Only in russia 1 5 million people suffer from dementia. With expertise in tech to help robots detect and avoid obstacles two italian engineers have now turned their. Computer scientists in the us have developed a robot that could help blind people to shop or find their way around large buildings. An intelligent white cane that blind people can use to find their way has been developed by researchers in michigan.

How baxter the robot can help blind people navigate. The field robotics center frc at carnegie mellon university invents robots and trains robotics leaders to expand the bounds of human experience. Innovations using collaborative robots can make these tasks just as easy for the blind population. Recognizing the potential service robots have for helping guide blind people in particular the researchers conducted an in depth study to learn how developers could help fill the gap between technology and user experience across large and confusing buildings such as office complexes shopping malls airports and conference centers.

It s no robot guide dog but this wearable aims to help blind people safely move. Alexandre foucqueteau has taught cellulo a little hand sized robot how to help visually impaired children find their bearings and avoid obstacles in the classroom. Alzheimer s disease is a widely spread type of dementia a condition at which the brain does not function properly. The cane is a robot that will gently lead them around any obstacles in their path.

For people with sight the necessary tasks associated with urban living crossing the street sorting bus tickets or finding a store are accomplished without a second thought. Robots could help the visually impaired do things like determine which bus pass to use. Mark harris archive page. It was created by professor vladimir kulyukin at utah state university and shop floor trials have already begun.

It uses radio frequency identification tags to locate items and a laser range finder to avoid collisions.