Robotics company Willow Garage has teamed up with the Healthcare Robotics Group at Georgia Tech on a project they’re calling Robots for Humanity. For the first part of the project, they’re working with Henry Evans, who is a mute quadriplegic after suffering a stroke. He can, however, control one finger and the motion of his head, and that’s been enough for him to interface with one of Willow Garage’s PR2 robots. Here’s how Willow Garage puts it: Last year, Henry caught a TV interview of Georgia Tech Professor Charlie Kemp showing research with the Willow Garage PR2 robot. Willow Garage and Professor Kemp were contacted by Henry shortly afterwards, and we have been collaborating since then.
