The elderly have their fair share of trouble trying to get around. Keeping that in mind, researchers at the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories have developed a wheelchair with a touch of automation, enabling better mobility for the elderly. The robot-wheelchair packs GPS, ubiquitous sensor networks and mobile devices. On a test run, the wheelchair spotted an elderly shopper at a shopping mall using a smartphone app through which she’d booked the chair and contacting her by matching GPS co-ordinates. The chair then assisted her around the mall with her shopping!
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V78KPs8Y44&feature=player_embedded
Boy scouts! Your days are numbered. We’ll soon have automated chairs helping the elderly across streets and robots delivering cookies to our doorsteps.
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