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Man creates kit to allow wheelchairs to be face-controlled

Shared by Ana Duarte on 2019-08-16 14:22

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After seeing that person, who was his own age, Paulo decided to do something. HOOBOX Robotics first product, Wheelie 7, is the world’s first face-controlled wheelchair. It allows users to initiate moves like going forward, turning, and stopping through nine distinct facial expressions, allowing them to be more independent. The innovation uses machine learning to recognise the users’ expressions.

The kit takes seven minutes to add to a wheelchair and is easy to install. There is no need to buy a new wheelchair or to train the user and the caregiver.

There are 55 people in the USA using the Wheelie 7.

The beta version of Wheelie 7 was released in partnership with Intel at CES 2019.

Adapted from: https://to.pbs.org/2sYmaaT

More info: https://hoobox.one/products/wheelie/
https://youtu.be/0lq4puMx4bI

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Paulo Pinheiro, PhD, from Brazil, created HOOBOX Robotics, in 2016, a company that developed a face recognition technology especially for the healthcare market. He founded this company after seeing a person in a wheelchair at an airport who was struggling to move around.

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