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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an essential part of our everyday lives. In addition to everyday solutions such as voice assistants and personalized advertising, AI promises great potential in many other industries.
Artificial Intelligence is being used more and more frequently, especially in the industry and healthcare sector. There is also potential in robotics, where various robot applications can be optimized and monitored with the help of AI. Various types of robot applications are already in use in industry.
In order to advance robotics in the healthcare sector, we have been participating in a research project for almost two years. Together with the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg, we want to contribute to sustainably improving the quality of life of people with total body paralysis and people with locked-in syndrome. At the same time, we can use this project to help reduce the workload of care staff.
Locked-In Syndrome (LIS)
The Locked-In Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that can be caused by strokes, meningitis or serious accidents.
LIS patients are almost completely paralyzed physically, but are fully conscious. Speaking is no longer possible, but eye movements can still be controlled.
Our task is to develop hardware-independent software that can perform grabbing tasks for robots. The aim is to enable people with full-body paralysis to perform everyday tasks independently with the help of a robot and thus significantly improve their quality of life. The solution is not only intended as an aid in the social sector, but also offers a wide range of potential applications in industry.
We are proud to be able to work on this pioneering project with the support of ZIM (Central Innovation Program for SMEs).
This funding enables us to push ahead with the development and implementation of HIRAC (Hardware Independent Robotic Assistance Controller) at full speed.
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