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My Spoon robot feeds humans

Posted on Dec 5, 06 09:44 PM PDT

My Spoon robot feeds humans
Egad! Have we gotten so lazy that we not only need a remote that controls the tilt and angle of our flat screen TVs while we rest our lazy bums on the couch, but a robot that will actually feed a person? While the able-bodied pooh-pooh at this idea, it is actually the disabled who do not have the capacity to feed themselves. The My Spoon robot from Secom is controlled via a joystick, where the robotic arm is capable of picking food up from the tray (it might score top points with sushi and tempura, but what about burgers and fries?) and directing it towards your oral orifice. No idea on how much the My Spoon would costs, but it ought to cost at least a few months' of your caregiver's wages, so do make a thorough Return-On-Investment investigation before picking one up.

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By Johann , 09/12/06 12:02 PM (CommentID #072958)


My Spoon costs about € 5000,-- in Europe, which is a bargain for a device with this functionality. Right now tens of severely disabled persons are very satisfied with it, are no longer dependent of a ward and can eat what they want when they want it. My Spoon performs equally well with Eastern types of food and Western types of food. So eating fries and portioned hamburgers is no problem at all. See www.secom.com and www.focalmeditech.nl

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