Feeding assistant robot

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9066615
APP PUB NO 20130041506A1
SERIAL NO

13639754

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The present invention relates to a feeding assistant robot, which assists in feeding patients or the elderly and infirm who have difficulty in moving their arms and thus have difficulty in feeding themselves. The feeding assistant robot includes: a picking arm including a gripper for picking up food placed on a tray; a feeding arm, including a spoon on which the food picked up by the picking arm is placed, for moving the spoon to the mouth of a user; an input device enabling the user to direct the movements of the picking arm and of the feeding arm; and a control unit electrically connected to the picking arm, the feeding arm, and the manipulation part to control the movements of the picking arm and the feeding arm according to the commands from the input device.

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  • NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
An, Kwang Ok Incheon, KR 3 39
Kim, Jong Bae Seoul, KR 41 75
Lee, In Ho Seoul, KR 107 1848
Song, Won Jin Gyeongsangnam-Do, KR 2 6
Song, Won Kyung Seoul, KR 2 6

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