Robot Arm Utilized Having Meal Support System Based on Computer Input by Human Eyes Only

A robot arm utilized having meal support system based on computer input by human eyes only is proposed. The proposed system is developed for handicap/disabled persons as well as elderly persons and tested with able persons with several shapes and size of eyes under a variety of illumination conditions. The test results with normal persons show the proposed system does work well for selection of the desired foods and for retrieve the foods as appropriate as users’ requirements. It is found that the proposed system is 21% much faster than the manually controlled robotics.

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