Technologies Improve Quality of Life
From: The Institute - IEEE - 06/2013 - page 9
By: Ania Monaco

IEEE members are working on robots and smart wheelchairs to help those in
need

In this special issue, The Institute takes a look at the work of several IEEE
members concentrating on quality-of-life technologies. Member Kimitoshi
Yamazaki and his colleagues have developed a life-size humanoid robot that
sorts laundry, sweeps floors, and performs other chores. Member Moritz
Tenorth is working on a humanoid for cooking and other household tasks.
Member Takanori Shibata has developed a furry, robotic seal used
therapeutically for patients with cognitive and psychological disorders.

Read the entire article at:
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-topic/technologies-improve-quality-of-life

Links:
Takeo Kanade: Partnering with Robots
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/people/profiles/takeo-kanade-partnering-with-robots

Kimitoshi Yamazaki
http://www.jsk.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~yamazaki/profile_eng.html
http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/pers/hd/y/Yamazaki:Kimitoshi.html

Moritz Tenorth
http://ias.in.tum.de/people/tenorth

Takanori Shibata
http://www.icostconference.org/node/24
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/author/takanori-shibata-2/
http://www.chem.waseda.ac.jp/shibata/english/professor/professor.html

Related:
Has Technology Made Your Life Better?
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/opinions/question/has-technology-made-your-life-better