Driverless wheelchairs

stapp · Jun 28, 2018

There's been a lot of talk about driverless cars, but are driverless wheelchairs a more realistic short-term prospect?
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and MIT say technology can help give wheelchair users more mobility and therefore greater independence.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-44573291/driverless-wheelchairs-bring-independence

guest · Nov 20, 2019

WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports
November 20, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/20/w...omous-wheelchairs-to-north-american-airports/

After trials in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Abu Dhabi airport earlier this year, WHILL, the developer of autonomous wheelchairs, is bringing its robotic mobility tech to North America.

At airports in Dallas and Winnipeg, travelers with mobility limitations can book a WHILL through Scootaround and test out the company’s products.
Using sensing technologies and automatic brakes, WHILL’s wheelchairs detect and avoid obstacles in busy airports, allowing customers to get to their gate faster.

“Travelers with reduced mobility usually have to wait longer times for an employee to bring them a wheelchair and be pushed to their gate, reducing their flexibility while traveling. We are now providing an opportunity for travelers with reduced mobility to have a sense of independence as they move about the airport and get from point A to point B as smoothly as possible.”
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