3 accepted papers
This paper presents a novel design concept of a pair of soft gripper hands that can establish a secure connection between them for bearing a large load with a low air pressure. The design was inspired by dovetail joints in carpentry that enable a tight, strong connection between two pieces of wood.
As over 11,000 people turn 65 each day in the U.S., our country, like many others, is facing growing challenges in caring for elderly persons, further exacerbated by a major shortfall of care workers. To address this, we introduce an elder-care robot (E-BAR) capable of lifting a human body, assistin
Grab bars are widely used to provide elderly persons with support for daily activities, but their utility is limited by room geometry, cost of installation, and potential obstruction of other movements. We address these challenges through a mobile robot that can place a handlebar at any point in spa