Vinnytsia regional state broadcasting company visited our laboratory:
“Vinnitsa cybernetic scientists can make life easier for people with disabilities. They have developed a wheelchair which can be controlled using a smartphone.
Wheelchair can be driven by user using smartphone as remote control from any other part of the room. All you need just mobile phone.
The representative of “Ukrainian cybernetic research” Sergey Ageyev says: “For example, if a person sitting on the couch, the wheelchair can be driven to the user, or moved to any part of apartment. And soon it will work on the basic of autopilot and will be equipped with a navigation system. ”
Developers plan to improve controller which respond to commands from the gadget. In the future, wheelchair would avoid obstacles on the floor during maneuvering.
Moreover, in the research laboratory there is another interesting invention – robotized satellite antenna. It allows broadcasters to conduct direct broadcasts from anywhere in the region.”
Text (Ukrainian):
http://vodtrk.com.ua/newsvinsuspilstvo/31761-bilshe-mozhlivostej