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OBI Roboruk will feed people with disabilities (video)
The American company Desin began selling a robot capable of feeding people with disabilities, including patients with side amyotrophic sclerosis.
According to N+1 , a device called OBI is a robot mounted on a tray with four food compartments. The mechanism is equipped with a magnetic mount for the spoon, which the robot takes food, and then brings a spoon to the human mouth.
In the training mode, the robot remembers the direction in which you need to carry a spoon, adapts to the variety and amount of food, determines the necessary volume of the portion and even scrape food from the walls and bottom of the tray departments. In addition, OBI is able to avoid collisions with obstacles arising in the way.
The autonomous operation of the robot is from two to four hours. And although OBI cannot replace the nurse or family members of his ward, he is able to save time and, in some cases, make the process of eating more interesting. You can get a more visual idea of the appearance and capabilities of OBI thanks to the video published on YouTube.
It is worth noting that everyone is unlikely to be able to purchase OBI, since the cost of the robot on the website of the manufacturer is impressive $ 4,500.