3D Sensing Wheelchair

Researchers from Luleå University of Technology in Sweden have come out with a wheelchair that senses its environment in 3D and conveys that information to its user.

The wheelchair which may be available in the next five years comprises a laser scanner that is capable of mapping the surroundings, all in 3D. A haptic robot, which can be held in the left hand, communicates this data as useful information. A joystick is provided which the user can use in the right hand.

Students Building Autonomous Wheelchair
A group of Mount Holyoke College computer science undergraduate students creating an autonomous wheelchair under the guidance of robotics engineer Dan Barry.

This 3D sensing wheelchair is going through the initial testing phase.

Source-Medindia

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