The aging population of the United States is creating a growing need to provide assistive care for elderly and people with disabilities. As the Baby Boomer generation enters retirement, the ratio of caregivers to those that require assistance is projected to decrease. There are currently no commercially available modular assistive robots that can fill this need. Our project aims to provide an alternative to current assisted living options through the development, construction, and testing of a Personal Assistive Robot (PARbot) that allows individuals with general or age related disabilities to maintain some aspects of their independence, such as the ability to shop.

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Creator

• Orszulak, Jeffrey Francis
• Godani, Nikhil Shyam
• Burns, Kevin Lucas
• Hugal, Olivia Josephine
• Van Wambeke-Long, Julien Henri

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043014-173250

Advisor

• Padir, Taskin

Year

• 2014

Sponsor

• National Science Foundation

Date created

• 2014-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright