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A Walking Aid Integrated in a Semi-Autonomous Robot Shopping Cart

Authors:
Hermann Kaindl
Bernhard Putz
Dominik Ertl
Helge Hüttenrauch
Cristian Bogdan

Keywords: Walking aid; semi-autonomous robot shopping cart

Abstract:
Challenged and/or elderly people experiencing limited mobility impairment may want to get support for walking. In public, e.g., in a supermarket, they may want to get this support without it being immediately visible. Therefore, we integrated walking aid functionality into a robot shopping cart. It can support a customer to lean on the cart while the walking pace is controlled to follow a user-determined setting. More precisely, the user of the cart can get walking assistance by holding specifically designed handle bars supporting both arms. This construction is fully integrated in a prototypical robot designed as a shopping cart.

Pages: 218 to 221

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: February 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-117-5

Location: Gosier, Guadeloupe, France

Dates: from February 23, 2011 to February 28, 2011