{"id":133904,"date":"2022-01-11T11:23:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T19:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/a-robot-caregiver-project-was-awarded-a-1-5-million-grant"},"modified":"2022-01-11T11:23:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T19:23:18","slug":"a-robot-caregiver-project-was-awarded-a-1-5-million-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/a-robot-caregiver-project-was-awarded-a-1-5-million-grant","title":{"rendered":"A Robot Caregiver Project Was Awarded a $1.5 Million Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f-NboRkoTDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Robots could become crucial caregivers in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Robots could become crucial caregivers in the future, with new technologies constantly in development to help improve the quality of life for the globe\u2019s aging population and for people with physical disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>One example comes from Cornell University scientist Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee who is developing a robotic arm to help feed people with spinal injuries, a press statement explains.<\/p>\n<p>A robot as an extension of the body Bhattacharjee, an assistant professor of computer science at Cornell, believes that robots have the potential to transform caregiving and that eating is one of the key areas where they could provide a helping robotic hand.<\/p>\n<p>The roboticist was recently granted a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation\u2019s National Robotics Initiative to help him and his EmPRISE Lab develop caregiving robotics solutions for people with physical disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Full Story:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/a-robot-caregiver-project-was-awarded-a-1-5-million-grant\">Continue reading \u201cA Robot Caregiver Project Was Awarded a <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/a-robot-caregiver-project-was-awarded-a-1-5-million-grant.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f-NboRkoTDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Robots could become crucial caregivers in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Robots could become crucial caregivers in the future, with new technologies constantly in development to help improve the quality of life for the globe\u2019s aging population and for people with physical disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>One example comes from Cornell University scientist Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee who is developing a robotic arm to help feed people with spinal injuries, a press statement explains.<\/p>\n<p>A robot as an extension of the body Bhattacharjee, an assistant professor of computer science at Cornell, believes that robots have the potential to transform caregiving and that eating is one of the key areas where they could provide a helping robotic hand.<\/p>\n<p>The roboticist was recently granted a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation\u2019s National Robotics Initiative to help him and his EmPRISE Lab develop caregiving robotics solutions for people with physical disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Full Story:.5 Million Grant\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robots could become crucial caregivers in the near future. Robots could become crucial caregivers in the future, with new technologies constantly in development to help improve the quality of life for the globe\u2019s aging population and for people with physical disabilities. 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