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Early experience in the use of the ‘Handy 1’ robotic aid to eating

Mike Topping

Year
1993
Citations
12

Abstract

More than 50 ‘Handy 1’ robotic aids are now in use that enable some handicapped people to feed themselveswithout assistance from a carer. The benefits of thisdevice include much greater control of the eating process by the user as well as the development of eating skills. The article describes the genesis of this device and its subsequent development and early evaluation.

Keywords

Process (computing)Control (management)Healthy eatingPsychologyHuman–computer interactionComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceMedicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhysical activity

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