Trainable Robotic Arm for Disability Assistance

Abstract

The field of personal robotic aids is expanding and, as a result, the ways in which to control these futuristic assistants is becoming greatly important. This paper aims to develop a trainable robotic arm that can be used to help the physically impaired. To ensure a user friendly environment, the operation of the robotic arm was organized to employ a minimal amount of steps. As part of developing this prototype, two main parameters were tested. The first was the time it takes for the robotic arm to replicate its trained task and the second was accuracy with which tasks were performed. Through the analysis of these results, it was concluded that the presented robotic arm has the potential to improve the quality of life for people with physical disabilities.