More than 1 billion people in the world are estimated to experience significant disability.
These disabilities can impact people's ability to independently conduct activities of daily …

Mobile manipulators for indoor human environments can serve as versatile devices that
perform a variety of tasks, yet adoption of this technology has been limited. Reducing size …

Eating is an essential activity of daily living (ADL) for staying healthy and living at home
independently. Although numerous assistive devices have been introduced, many people …

An autonomous assistive robot needs to recognize the body-limb posture of the person
being assisted while he/she is lying in a bed to provide care services such as helping …

Sharing autonomy between robots and human operators could facilitate data collection of
robotic task demonstrations to continuously improve learned models. Yet, the means to …

Driven by the shortage of qualified nurses and the increasing average age of the population,
the ambient assisted living style using intelligent service robots and smart home systems …

New mobile manipulator platforms, like the Hello Robot Stretch, have made the idea of long-
term in-home robotic assistance feasible. However, existing autonomous capabilities for …

Recently, there has been a growing interest in robotic systems that are able to share
workspaces and collaborate with humans. Such collaborative scenarios require efficient …

Teleoperation of mobile manipulators within a home environment can significantly enhance
the independence of individuals with severe motor impairments, allowing them to regain the …

Mobile manipulator platforms, like the Stretch RE1 robot, make the promise of in-home
robotic assistance feasible. For people with severe physical limitations, like those with …