Development of Work Assistant Mobile Robot System for the Handicapped in a Real Manufacturing Environment

Abstract

We develop a work assistant mobile robot to help the handicapped. Mission statements for developing an assistant robot are derived based on survey to assist effectively the handicapped as many as possible in a real employment situation. According to the mission statements, work assistant mobile robot system type I and type II are developed, and the robots are performed user-trials by the disabled who is working in a manufacturing labor.