Telson, Joshua
(2013)
PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF AN OVERHEAD KITCHEN ROBOT APPLIANCE.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Many older adults and individuals with disabilities have difficulty with reaching, grasping, and carrying items that are a necessity to perform independent activities of daily living, including meal preparation in the kitchen. Assistive robotic manipulators are starting to show potential for independent assistance through their use on wheelchairs or mobile bases, but continue to lack many of the autonomous features readily available with fixed environment manipulators. The KitchenBot design described here provides the details and approach to providing an assistive robotic manipulator access to an entire kitchen workspace by utilizing a multi-degree track. Numerous focus groups were conducted in conjunction with the design and major features like heavy payload ability, tablet control interface, and user feedback was extracted. With further development, the KitchenBot could perform an even longer list of routine autonomous tasks in a product viable for everyone to use.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
12 September 2013 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
29 July 2013 |
| Approval Date: |
12 September 2013 |
| Submission Date: |
2 August 2013 |
| Access Restriction: |
5 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 5 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
153 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Rehabilitation Science and Technology |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Assistive Robotic Manipulator, Assistive Technology |
| Date Deposited: |
12 Sep 2013 15:05 |
| Last Modified: |
12 Sep 2018 05:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19554 |
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