AI6YR BenHmm, I am curious how many wheelchair users are asking for AI- and drone-enabled wheelchairs.
IEEE: AI Aims for Autonomous Wheelchair Navigation
New chairs track obstacles while drones map the room
AprazethAs someone whom had to support and push their own wheelchair bound mom around (my early/pre-puberty, so pre 2000) I think I am somewhat familiar with how things work and don't.
This? This is shit. What is needed is accessibility applied to places so fancy, expensive, and often fragile, proprietary tech isn't needed.
It is creating yet another dependence on external factors.
Morgan ⚧️@Aprazeth @ai6yr as a(n ambulatory) wheelchair user myself, I agree wholeheartedly. Tech like this is designed for one thing: gatekeeping accessibility for the rich. There's no way in hell I'll ever be able to afford something like this, especially because in the meantime, my work opportunities are limited by inaccessible infrastructure!