Robot Safely Feeds People with Disabilities
From: Machine Design - 02/11/2015
By: Stephen Mraz

The Mealtime partner Dining System helps those with disabilities to eat. The
complicated motion-control mechanisms coordinate movements of the bowls and
spoon.

Engineers with Mealtime Partners Inc., Azie, TX, have designed and
manufactured a robot, dubbed the Mealtime Partner Dining System, that can
autonomously feed people with physical or mental disabilities. The final
product has been shown to reliably form a controlled spoonful of food in
terms of size using flexible and versatile controls. It also mounts and can
be positioned to work with people unable to sit at a table.

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Link:
Mealtime Partners Inc.
http://mealtimepartners.com

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