Two arms are better than one for robot dressers, says researcher
by Aine Fox
Mar 04, 2024
3 minutes
A two-armed robot to help someone get dressed could make the process more comfortable for the person receiving care and free up time for stretched staff, a researcher has said.
Dr Jihong Zhu, a robotics researcher at the University of York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy, has been testing a two-armed assistive dressing scheme, which he said has not been attempted in previous research.
It is suggested the approach could be more effective and comfortable than the current one-armed
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