Context The user interface development of assistive robotic manipulators can be traced back
to the 1960s. Studies include kinematic designs, cost-efficiency, user experience …

This paper describes and evaluates an intelligent wheelchair, adapted for users with
cognitive disabilities and mobility impairment. The study focuses on patients with cerebral …

Many elderly and physically impaired people experience difficulties when maneuvering a
powered wheelchair. In order to ease maneuvering, powered wheelchairs have been …

Accessibility is a challenge for people with disabilities. Differences in cognitive ability,
sensory impairments, motor dexterity, behavioral skills, and social skills must be taken into …

An integrated, computer vision-based system was developed to operate a commercial
wheelchair-mounted robotic manipulator (WMRM). In this paper, a gesture recognition …

General-purpose mobile manipulators have the potential to serve as a versatile form of
assistive technology. However, their complexity creates challenges, including the risk of …

Many common activities of daily living like open a door or fill a glass of water, which most of
us take for granted, could be an insuperable problem for people who have limited mobility or …

Upper-body disabled people can benefit from the use of robot-arms to perform every day
tasks. However, the adoption of this kind of technology has been limited by the complexity of …

People with upper extremity disabilities are gaining increased independence through the
use of assisted devices such as wheelchair-mounted robotic arms. However, the increased …

Our environment is replete with visual cues intended to guide human navigation. For
example, there are building directories at entrances and room numbers next to doors. By …