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Team member working on the robot arm control software.

Hardware

Robot arm


A gripper on the wheelchair that opens doors and brings things within reach.

Overzicht

Reaches what is too high, too low or too far away


Status
In development

Waar jij een bijdrage kunt leveren
Object detection, motion planning and safe control of the arm in ROS.

The problem


How would you open your kitchen door, your front door or a locker from a wheelchair? That is the problem we are trying to solve.

Three components


A depth camera detects objects and adds distance information. The Kinova Jaco is a robot arm designed to be mounted on a wheelchair and operated safely around people. The wheelchair itself carries both.

Wheelchair symbol painted on the ground.