Assistive prosthesis system for blind amputees to grasp objects

Paper Title:

Viia-hand: a Reach-and-grasp Restoration System Integrating Voice interaction, Computer vision and Auditory feedback for Blind Amputees

Published on:

14 August 2023

Primary Category:

Robotics

Paper Authors:

Chunhao Peng,

Dapeng Yang,

Ming Cheng,

Jinghui Dai,

Deyu Zhao,

Li Jiang

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Key Details

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Prosthesis system combines voice control, computer vision, auditory and tactile feedback

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Helps blind amputees sense environment, navigate, and grasp objects

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Users quickly learned to use system and reliably grasped objects

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Auditory and tactile feedback guides users to objects

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assistive technology

computer vision

haptics

prosthetics

robotics

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Assistive prosthesis system for blind amputees to grasp objects

Researchers developed a multi-sensory prosthesis system to help blind and visually impaired amputees with sensing, navigation and grasping objects. It uses voice interaction, computer vision, auditory and tactile feedback, and collaborative robot control. In experiments, subjects used the system to reliably grasp objects in cluttered environments with minimal training.