Assistive Wheelchair Robot

Assistive Wheelchair Robot (AWR) Inspired by my enthusiasm to design robot to help people with limited mobility and disability. AWR is designed to help people who use wheelchairs featuring many capabilities and uses. - AWR allows a wheelchair user to mount his/her wheelchair onto it. This helps moves the user around both indoors and outdoors. This modular design allows multiple wheelchair users to use the same AWR and also allows the same user to experiment with different wheelchairs. The best feature about the modular design is that it gives the user the flexibility to use just a wheelchair or mount onto AWR (great for wheelchair users that play sports). - AWR is not just designed to move users around. It features two powerful robotic arms that can be used for day to day tasks inside a home. The two robotics both have 2 360° camera around their wrists that are used for precise handling of objects and also for navigation of the robot itself. The robotic arms also have two claws for gripping regular objects like glasses of water and alike. Its extendable arms are able to pick objects at heights in the home and in places like a supermarkets. - AWR can be controlled by the user both when mounted and unmounted. When a user is mounted, it can be controlled via an holographic display projected from the screen located just above the front panel. When the user is not mounted the robot can be controlled via an app on mobile devices. - AWR is equipped with proximity sensors and 360° cameras to navigate autonomously both indoor and outdoor. The front and rear lights aids with navigation and give awareness of its presence to people around it to keep the user safe outdoors. It can programmed to autonomously perform household tasks like cleaning, cooking and laundry. It can also be instructed to take users to nearby locations like a supermarket. - AWR offers a great flexibility for wheelchair users by not just helping with mobility but also with day to day tasks. Ready to take users to defined nearby locations, doing household and other tasks when the users is not using it and charging itself when not busy is a great combination of capability and flexibility. AWR concept and design can be improved before 2025 to better accommodate wheelchair users. This can be done through research and studies into what wheelchair users would like and not like to see in AWR as well as capabilities and functionalities. I really wish AWR becomes a commercialised product. Credits: Designed with Autodesk Fusion 360 Wheelchair Design inspired by LayerDesign Project Go (http://layerdesign.com/projects/go/)