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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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   Story Source: Materials provided by Carnegie_Mellon_University. Original   
   written by Kayla Papakie. Note: Content may be edited for style and   
   length.   
      
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230320143809.htm   
      
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