Robot with computer vision teaches young children how to use a wheelchair

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a system to help young children with movement disabilities learn to control a motorized wheelchair. The system uses computer vision to follow a marked path on the floor, and guides the child's hand using a haptic force feedback joystick. The child tries to catch a small mobile robot that does a dance when it is caught. Early results for this method reported in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation are promising. More information is also available in a Medical News Today article.