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Foundation Meeting

What Are We Trying To Accomplish?

• Meet the needs of our wounded service members and their families

• Improve cooperation / collaboration between Foundations

• Ensure we are not missing anyone

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Agenda

• 10:00 – 10:15: Welcome/Introductions

• 10:15 – 10:45: UTARI Overview

• 10:45 – 11:15: Foundation #1

• 11:15 – 11:45: Foundation #2

• 11:45 – 1:00: Lunch/Tour

• 1:00 – 1:30: Foundation #3

• 1:30 – 2:00: Foundation #4

• 2:30 – 3:00: Plan way Ahead

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Assistive Robotics

Rick Lynch

Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)

Executive Director, UTARI

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Vision

By 2017, UTARI becomes a global leader in the research and development of advanced technology specifically in the areas of

Advanced Manufacturing, Biomedical Technologies and Robotics. Our focus remains enabling product development to help humanity,

providing unique, affordable solutions to complex problems.

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Assistive Robotics

Using robotic technology to:

1) Assist human beings in the performance of dirty, dull, and dangerous tasks.

Military Operations

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Homeland Security

2) Assist people with disabilities (to include our Wounded Warriors)

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US Wounded Warriors(Global War on Terrorism)

• Current casualty figures

–Operation Enduring Freedom: 18,000+ (and growing)

–Operation Iraqi Freedom: 32,000+

• 95% survival rate regardless of injury type

• Sustained very severe injuries

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Profile of Older Americans

• 65+ population– 40.4 million: 2010– Increase of 5.4 million (15.3%) since 2000– 1 in every 8 Americans

• Average life expectancy for those over 65– 17.3 years: male– 20 years: female

• 85+ population– 5.5 million: 2010– 6.6 million: 2020

• 20% of Americans have disabilities

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Smart Home Initiative

Home Automation

Simple Telepresence

Improved Interfaces & Integration

Next Generation Single Purpose Robots

Intelligent Mobile Manipulators

Immersive Telepresence

Capable General Purpose Robots

Image Credit: Home Automation Montreal

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State of the Art Assistive Technologies

Home automation systemswith interfaces for disabled people

Single purpose robots thatperform domestic tasks such as

cleaning and mowing

Telepresence robots Self-lowering cabinetry

Household fixtures that requireless dexterity

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Value Added Technology Integration

Embedding sensors to allowenhanced robot navigation in

the home

Installing RFID tags to enhancethe operation of morphable

prostheticsIntegrating manipulatorsonto telepresence robots

to allow remote assistance orIncreased dexterity to user

Installing context-aware computers requiring less user interaction

Enhancing telepresencerobots to support remote

medical checkups

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Custom Solutions from UTARI

Next generation robots including trash cans that can take themselves to and from the

curb and hampers that can transport laundry to the washing machine

Wheel chairs that use eye gaze detection to navigation between rooms and manipulate objects

Creation of ‘mission control’ infrastructure to allow call centers to provide remote assistance and

control of assistive robots

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UTARI Carrybot

• Create a next-generation domestic robot that can navigate inside a typical home, is capable of locating and consolidating trash from small indoor bins, and taking that trash to and depositing it in a central indoor trash location.

• Project aims to design a trashbot manipulator attachable to the carrybotas a modular extension

• Estimated budget (without overhead): $500,000

• Estimated timeline: 2 years

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Custom Assistive Devices

• Travis Mills– Putting on legs

– Showering

– Food preparation

• Jason Ross– Pressure relief while

sitting / laying

– Assistance with lifting

– Assistance with general household tasks

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Project DetailsTravis Mills Near-Term For Development Budget Estimate

Putting on Legs Home visit to observe actual technique being used

Develop device TBD

Showering Present Travis with COTS options

Cost of COTS

Food Preparation Develop sandwich maker

Modify Coffee maker to water line

$85,000 (without overhead)9 months

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Project Details

Jason Ross Near-Term For Development Budget Estimate

Pressure Relief Extend bubble actuator to include feedback for pressure distribution and high pressure areas

$100,000 (without overhead)1 year

Assistance with lifting Clarify specific preferences with Jason on approach

Develop machine to lift Jason

TBD

Cooking – Oven DoorWashing ClothesVacuum CleanerFishingMowingWindow Cleaning

Present Jason with COTS options

Cost of COTS

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General Purpose Robots in Homes