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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
John T. Wen, Melrose, NY (US);
Jonas Braasch, Latham, NY (US);
Utkarsh Sinha, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Cunningham, Voorheesville, NY (US);
William H. Keddy-Hector, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Daniel C. Kruse, Troy, NY (US);
David Whalen, Scotia, NY (US);
Lu Lu, Troy, NY (US);
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Abstract
A robotic assistant, associated software and methodology for operating the same. The described robotic assistant includes: a motorized base having at least two motor driven wheels controlled by a first control platform; a dual arm robot mounted on the motorized base, the dual arm robot having a first arm and a second arm controlled by a second control platform; a remote sip and puff mouth controller having three degrees of operational freedom; and a computer system that receives command signals from the remote sip and puff mouth controller, and includes an algorithm that translates the command signals into a first type of control signal for directing the motorized base to move, and a second type of control signal for directing the dual arm robot to move.