Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity
Henry Evans a Chad Jenkins: Seznamte se s roboty, kteří vrací lidem lidskost
In 2003, Henry Evans became quadriplegic and mute after a stroke-like attack. Now, working with Robots for Humanity, he's a pioneer in adaptive robotic tech to help him, and other disabled people like him, navigate the world. Full bio
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Los Altos Hills, California,
z Los Altos Hills v Kalifornii,
městě poblíž St. Louis.
in accounting and German,
to move up the career ladder,
abych postoupil v kariérním žebříčku
kterou jsem si vážně užíval.
ale byl na krásném místě
co jsme se sem přestěhovali,
caused by a birth defect.
že můj život má stále cenu žít.
into cursor movements,
hlavy na pohyby kurzoru,
posílat lidem e-maily
svého kamaráda Steva Cousinse
abych byl stále něčím zaměstnaný,
na Technologickém institutu v Georgii,
Steve Cousins of Willow Garage,
z Willow Garage
nemyslitelné možnosti
tak i pro ostatní v podobné situaci.
wants to go 60 miles an hour,
pohybovat rychlostí 60 mil/h,
kterému se říká auto.
any less of a person,
že bych mohl
good enough with this interface
(Smích)
přistát s dronem
jestli mohu použít
from my home 3,000 miles away.
vzdáleného 3 000 mil.
vyčerpala i kvadruplegika,
na přátelský zápas
schopný se sám zcela přirozeně
(Smích)
kdyby Tě viděli, jak ovládáš dron
ve Washingtonu D.C.?
které lze vylepšit,
off-the-shelf robot platforms
použitelné robotické platformy,
který stojí 300 dolarů,
only 17,000 dollars,
jen za 17 000 dolarů,
co se snažíme uskutečňovat.
abychom se rozhodli,
zda pro dobro, nebo zlo,
unlock everyone's mental power
mentální sílu všech tím,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Henry Evans - Robotics activistIn 2003, Henry Evans became quadriplegic and mute after a stroke-like attack. Now, working with Robots for Humanity, he's a pioneer in adaptive robotic tech to help him, and other disabled people like him, navigate the world.
Why you should listen
At age 40, Henry Evans was left mute and quadriplegic after a stroke-like attack caused by a hidden birth defect. Years of therapy helped him learn to move his head and use a finger -- which allows him to use a head-tracking device to communicate with a computer using experimental interfaces.
Now, Evans is a frequent and enthusiastic collaborator with robotics teams who are developing tools to help the severely disabled navigate their lives. He collaborates with Georgia Tech professor Charlie Kemp on using the Willow Garage PR2 robot as a surrogate, as well as Chad Jenkins' RLAB at Brown on quadrotors for expanding range of motion.
As the Willow Garage blog post says: "Every day, people take for granted the simple act of scratching an itch. In Henry's case, 2-3 times every hour of every day he gets an itch he can't scratch. With the aid of a PR2, Henry was able to scratch an itch for himself for the first time in 10 years."
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