by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2024 | Aging, Disabilities, Mobility, Smart Cities
The number of elderly and mobility handicapped individuals has been increasing in South Korea. Statistics show that the number of elderly will increase over the next decade. Hence, the interest in equity for these people is becoming increasingly prominent. The subway...
by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Disabilities
Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big cities and have disabilities that prevent them from driving. Peterson, who has quadriplegia, is an enthusiastic participant in an...
by dankeelan | Sep 28, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Disabilities
On the surface, autonomous vehicles would seem to be an intuitively disability-inclusive concept. After all, many individuals living with physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities are unable to drive and therefore benefit from the associated privilege and...
by dankeelan | Jun 1, 2023 | Disabilities, Featured, Robots
They look like freezer coolers on wheels, Lisa Johnson head of public affairs at Starship Technologies says. “It trundles along on its six little wheels and it can climb up and down the kerbs as well.” But as a robot designed to use pavements, it could...
by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2022 | Computer Vision, Disabilities, Featured
WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually-impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and angel investors — this includes Manchester City and German...
by dankeelan | Jul 21, 2022 | Charging, Disabilities, Electric Vehicles, Featured
For most of us, filling a car with fuel, or charging an electric vehicle is a simple task. But for disabled drivers, people with reduced mobility and older people it can be a significant challenge. Now, Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that...
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