MRISAR's Adaptive & Assistive Tech R&D Projects:
"Wearable Dexterous Robotic Manipulators"
"Wearable Dexterous Robotic Manipulators"
MRISAR's Wearable Dexterous Robotic Manipulators are "Facial Feature Controlled Robotic Devices with Artificial Sense of Touch". 2013. This R&D project is the creation and development of a set of “Wearable Dexterous Robotic Manipulators” that are based on our previous adaptive tech R&D work for the disabled. This project and our prior prototypes are based on augmentation of human capabilities. In this case augmentation that increases capabilities beyond normal human levels as opposed to restoring lost movements as in the issues of paralysis. The arms are designed to operate with a degree of useful precision by using a combination of our previously developed technologies. Specifically these include our version of “Facial Feature Control”, “Neck Movement Control”, “Artificial Touch” and “Status Indication through Direct Focus on the Retina”. It can use 3 or 4 facial feature movements to utilize 40 different basic functions that is expandable to hundreds, while relating its status through a visual indicator. In practical terms this design is easy to control and allows multitasking.
This prototype addresses three issues; 1- the necessity of multitasking with multiple limbs in vocational environments. 2- helping workers in dangerous situations as this device can endure contact with material that human hands cannot. 3- the necessity of having easy to control, dexterous arm(s) in absence of a limb. Many times our own work has been limited by not having at least three arms. So we will be able to put this device to good use. Our work in adaptive tech R & D and other subjects is world renowned and awarded, however so far we have had to fund it ourselves. We were the only entrepreneurs to be chosen world-wide to give an international presentation and publication of our research and development in rehabilitation robotics before IEEE’s “2003 RO-MAN” International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics; (Adaptive Technologies for the disabled). The presentation was in person at the conference. From there it was presented via web and viewed globally at major Universities and other facilities. STRAC II was part of our presentation. It was published by IEEE - RO-MAN 2003, 12th International Workshop on Robot & Human Interactive Communication: Sponsored by: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Robotics Society of Japan, Hosei University, Hosei University Research Institute, California, New Technology Foundation. Technical Sponsors: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Virtual Reality Society of Japan. With Additional Support from Faculty and Staff of: Stanford University, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Immersion Corporation, Intuitive Surgical Inc.
Our “Facial Feature Controlled Technology and Artificial Sense of Touch Technology was awarded, published and presented before ICORR 99; International Conference On Rehabilitation Robotics: their project was 1 of the 5 Rehabilitation Robotic Prototypes to be chosen World Wide to be demonstrated before "(ICORR)" at Stanford University, California. Their work was published by Stanford University, as part of the proceedings. Their 1990's circa, original innovative research & development in "Facial Feature Controlled Technology" and "Artificial Sense of Touch Technology", (Adaptive Technology prototypes for the disabled), has helped pioneer those fields!
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