Telepresence robots for people with special needs: A systematic review

G Zhang, JP Hansen - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Telepresence robots are increasingly used to support remote social interaction. Telerobots
allow the user to move a camera and a microphone at a remote location in real time–often …

Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals

P Muthu, Y Tan, S Latha, S Dhanalakshmi… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Assistive technology for the differently abled and older adults has made remarkable
achievements in providing rehabilitative, adaptive, and assistive devices. It provides huge …

An astute assistive device for mobility and object recognition for visually impaired people

VV Meshram, K Patil, VA Meshram… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To provide autonomous navigation and orientation to visually impaired people, this article
proposes a new electronic assistive device called the NavCane. The device helps people …

Designing unobtrusive modulated electrotactile feedback on fingertip edge to assist blind and low vision (BLV) people in comprehending charts

C Jiang, Y Fan, J **e, E Kuang, K Zhang… - Proceedings of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Charts are crucial in conveying information across various fields but are inaccessible to
blind and low vision (BLV) people without assistive technology. Chart comprehension tools …

Haptic-assistive technologies for audition and vision sensory disabilities

F Sorgini, R Caliò, MC Carrozza… - Disability and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of this review is to analyze haptic sensory substitution technologies for
deaf, blind and deaf–blind individuals. Method: The literature search has been performed in …

Mobile applications for accessible tourism: overview, challenges and a proposed platform

FR Ribeiro, A Silva, F Barbosa, AP Silva… - … Technology & Tourism, 2018 - Springer
Abstract In the Travel and Tourism sector, mobile applications could do much more than
simply provide information about specific locations or recommend places and itineraries …

Tactile and chemical sensing with haptic feedback for a telepresence explosive ordnance disposal robot

C **ao, AB Woeppel, GM Clepper… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots can be used to mitigate risks in unsafe and austere settings. In recent years,
explosive ordnance disposal robots have reduced the technician's time-on-target, and thus …

Haptics to improve task performance in people with disabilities: A review of previous studies and a guide to future research with children with disabilities

N Jafari, KD Adams, M Tavakoli - Journal of rehabilitation …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This review examines the studies most pertinent to the potential of haptics on the
functionality of assistive robots in manipulation tasks for use by children with disabilities …

Inclusive museums and augmented reality. Affordances, participation, ethics and fun

K Sheehy, H Garcia Carrizosa, J Rix… - … Journal of the …, 2019 - oro.open.ac.uk
Augmented reality (AR) technology possesses several affordances that can support
disabled museum visitors. A structured research review was used to examine the ways in …

A participatory approach to the evaluation of participatory museum research projects

J Seale, H Garcia Carrizosa, J Rix… - … Journal of Research …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we will describe, justify and critique a participatory approach that we have
developed in order to evaluate the success of a participatory research project that was …