Wheelchairs will also support automatic driving and obstacle avoidance after five years

Tencent Digital (Wen Xin) According to the Digital Trends website, autopilots, self-driving ships, and autopilots are all under development. Why can't a drone be developed?

Brenna Argall, assistant professor of rehabilitation robotics at Northwestern University, is developing an autonomous wheelchair. Agar and his team are developing self-driving wheelchairs for people with severe disabilities, such as those unable to operate operating mechanisms such as joysticks due to severe movement disorders or physical disabilities.

"By making auxiliary machines easier to control - because they can control themselves, our goal is to improve the independent living ability of people with severe movement disorders."

Agar said, “My laboratory spent some time to determine the direction of research. In the area of ​​rehabilitation robots, research on unmanned robots is rare and there are many projects that are relatively easy to achieve. The key is to choose research projects wisely, not only Technically feasible, but also to meet user needs.My laboratory to determine the core research direction is based on: the use of unmanned robot technology to improve people's independent living ability.

Digital Trends says that unlike self-driving cars, self-driving wheelchairs are challenging because each user has different requirements. Agar said, “Everyone has their own personal preferences and different physical conditions. We need to deal with this issue.” Her team uses modular software and hardware to allow users to choose whether or not to use various automatic auxiliary software. Modules, add sensors for autopilot wheelchairs upon request.

Agar also said that users need to pay different fees, especially automatic auxiliary equipment "will soon be no longer included in the scope of insurance." Therefore, the team prefers cheap, commercial parts. The goal is to make the necessary modifications to the existing wheelchair instead of creating a new wheelchair. The cost is only comparable to that of a notebook.

Digital Trends stated that the technology needs further improvement, but Agar said that “the basic technologies and functions are already available.” Then, how long does it take for an autonomous wheelchair with automatic walking and obstacle avoidance capabilities to be available? Agar's conclusion is, "My estimate is five years. The speed may be faster. For example, we only introduce a version that provides basic obstacle avoidance capabilities, or we can make full use of commercialization."

Source: Digital Trends

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