Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! Imagine having a companion robot in your very own home. Now you can with Eilik! Eilik […]
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Eilik Personal Companion Robot
Imagine having a companion robot in your very own home. Now you can with Eilik! Eilik is a fun little companion bot with personality and character. Here’s more from the company’s website: “Eilik is a new kind of robot with emotional intelligence that brings up a higher level of social interactions between humans and robots. […]
Live Your Best Life with JACO
Imagine being able to accomplish a task that was once impossible, safely and independently. The KINOVA JACOⓇ Assistive robot — known as “JACO” —provides a way for those who have limited or no upper limb mobility to achieve this. Designed to be mounted on a power wheelchair and to integrate fully into your daily life, this […]
Wit: Natural Language for the Internet of Things
We may often find ourselves uttering to a stubborn appliance or device. “Television, turn on.” Soon, though, it could be more common for those devices to actually listen and obey our commands. Several large companies such as Google and Apple have their own voice recognition technology; however, smaller companies and independent developers don’t have the necessary budget […]