Researchers and students at Morgan State University have been developing the autonomous wheelchair over the past five years
As the wheelchair rolled toward a TSA gate from the ticket counter, the thing that stuck out the most was what wasn’t there — someone pushing it.
The wheelchair navigated the security line and rolled toward the gates beyond checkpoint C at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Wednesday all by itself — no pushing or steering required.
Researchers and students at Morgan State University have been developing the autonomous wheelchair over the past five years, an innovation they hope will soon make it easier for people with disabilities and limited mobility to navigate large, complex environments like airports and hospitals. It could be introduced to BWI’s terminals within a few years.
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