• Head-worn device can control mobile mani

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    Head-worn device can control mobile manipulators

    Date:
    March 20, 2023
    Source:
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Summary:
    New research aims to increase autonomy for individuals with
    such motor impairments by introducing a head-worn device that
    will help them control a mobile manipulator. Teleoperated mobile
    manipulators can aid individuals in completing daily activities,
    but many existing technologies like hand-operated joysticks or web
    interfaces require a user to have substantial fine motor skills
    to effectively control them.

    Research led by robotics Ph.D. student Akhil Padmanabha offers
    a new device equipped with a hands-free microphone and head-worn
    sensor that allows users to control a mobile robot via head motion
    and speech recognition.


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    New research from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI)
    aims to increase autonomy for individuals with such motor impairments
    by introducing a head-worn device that will help them control a mobile manipulator. Teleoperated mobile manipulators can aid individuals
    in completing daily activities, but many existing technologies like hand-operated joysticks or web interfaces require a user to have
    substantial fine motor skills to effectively control them. Research led
    by robotics Ph.D. student Akhil Padmanabha offers a new device equipped
    with a hands-free microphone and head-worn sensor that allows users to
    control a mobile robot via head motion and speech recognition.


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    More than five million people in the United States live with some form
    of paralysis and may encounter difficulties completing everyday tasks,
    like grabbing a glass of water or putting on clothes. New research from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) aims to increase
    autonomy for individuals with such motor impairments by introducing a
    head-worn device that will help them control a mobile manipulator.

    Teleoperated mobile manipulators can aid individuals in completing daily activities, but many existing technologies like hand-operated joysticks
    or web interfaces require a user to have substantial fine motor skills to effectively control them. Research led by robotics Ph.D. student Akhil Padmanabha offers a new device equipped with a hands-free microphone
    and head-worn sensor that allows users to control a mobile robot via
    head motion and speech recognition.

    Head-Worn Assistive Teleoperation (HAT) requires fewer fine motor
    skills than other interfaces, offering an alternative for users who face constraints with technology currently on the market.

    In addition to Padmanabha, the research team includes Qin Wang, Daphne
    Han, Jashkumar Diyora, Kriti Kacker, Hamza Khalid, Liang-Jung Chen,
    Carmel Majidi and Zackory Erickson. In a human study, participants
    both with and without motor impairments performed multiple household
    and self-care tasks with low error rates, minimal effort and a high
    perceived ease of use. The research team will present their paper, "HAT: Head-Worn Assistive Teleoperation of Mobile Manipulators," at the IEEE's International Conference on Robotics and Automation in London this spring.

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    Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230320143809.htm

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