KISS Institute for Practical Robotics

Intelligent robotics is the study of how to make machines that can exhibit many of the qualities of people. This seems a very appropriate technology to use to assist those people who have lost certain abilities that are common to the majority of the population. This paper gives an overview of some of the robotic technology that has been or is being developed to assist people with disabilities.KeywordsMobile RobotObstacle AvoidanceAssistive TechnologyAssistive RoboticDead ReckoningThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.