Radar measurement technologyWheelchair robot 'MeBot' climbs stairs independently
With the 'MeBot', the Human Engineering Research Lab is developing the first wheelchair robot that can autonomously negotiate stairs and kerbs. Fraunhofer IPA has integrated the necessary radar measurement technology. The innovation competes against other systems in the Cybathlon.
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exoskeletons. Here, too, the aim is to master courses relevant to everyday life with several stations such as climbing stairs. Prostheses can also show what they can do at the Cybathlon...