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October 17, 2011 02:57 pm GMT
We have covered "intelligent" wheelchairs before, but one that can be controlled through facial muscles is new. A team of researchers at Japan's Miyazaki University developed a system aimed at people paralyzed from the neck down or those who have lost muscular strength in their body for a reason.The way it works is pretty simple: the wheelchair, which is still in prototype mode, can be turned left or right by blinking the eyes and put into motion (and stopped) by clenching one's teeth.
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Video: Hands-Free, Facial Muscle-Controlled Wheelchair
We have covered "intelligent" wheelchairs before, but one that can be controlled through facial muscles is new. A team of researchers at Japan's Miyazaki University developed a system aimed at people paralyzed from the neck down or those who have lost muscular strength in their body for a reason.The way it works is pretty simple: the wheelchair, which is still in prototype mode, can be turned left or right by blinking the eyes and put into motion (and stopped) by clenching one's teeth.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vxzAAP88aVE/
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