Human Support Robot

Robot caregiver will help ALS patients with daily needs: Scientists

Scientists at Stony Brook University aim to create a caregiving robot assistant (CART) to help people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers with everyday tasks. Led by I.V. Ramakrishnan, PhD, a professor of computer science and associate dean at the university’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences,…

Home Test in UK Shows How Support Robot Could Help Patients

Before his recent death, motor neuron disease (MND) patient Anthony Walsh had the opportunity to try a prototype Toyota Human Support Robot (HSR), providing a glimpse into the kind of technology that could be used to help people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other MNDs with everyday tasks. Walsh, who was…