ah, there are many gadgets that how people with disabilities leap more independent lice . for example, glasses that subtitles spoken conversations in real time for deaf people or a smart walking stick that detects obstacles with ultrasonic waves for people with low vision tech for more inclusive edi. that's our topic on shift today. ah, when you see rovers acting as servers and cafes, they're typically replacing human employees. but there is a cafe in japan that thus thinks differently. the robots here enable people with disabilities to take part in work life, but remotely from their own homes. when customers talk to these little robots, they're not talking to in a i system that talking to a real person. like for me,

co miyoshi the controls, the robot from home. she's one of about 50 people with physical mental disabilities . working as robot operations at the dorm cafe in tokyo, japan. she takes customers orders through the robot and makes recommendations. the bigger robots them serve the food and drinks. the idea is to give people who can't leave their homes due to health reasons, but want to work the opportunity to do so. it's hard to like, walk in for you got as long as i'm alive. hm. i want to give something back to the community by working in new york again state your body. your moon is mitchie o my you says he talks to his customers about everything from his health to the weather. oh you poodle. very good. i feel happy if i can be a part of society. she wants to go go, the more you mustn't her re, he may robots are equipped with a camera microphone and speaker allowing customers to directly to the operator like

hold on. we saw dish that would give me a customers don't really come here to see a resume. would it be minimal, gordon? they come here because of the people behind the re how many speech and they will come back to see them again or equal to you who need to stimulate. the cafe is operated by henri laboratory. the text also develops robots like, or re him, may to combat loneliness. the technology helps break down barriers for people with disabilities. don't cafe brings people with and without disabilities together. a 1st up to what greater inclusion. assistive technology refers to products that 8 people who, for example, can't hear or see, or who are missing a body part. the market for this kind of tech is huge because more than the 1000000000 people world wide live with some form of disability, like jessica smith from australia. she was born without a left for arm. the former paralympic swimmer is now a disability awareness advocate and relies on the help of technology. i'm not

trying to hide who i am, i'm adding and sort of expanding on who i am as a person by being able to access technology that's never been available before. her high tech prosthetic limbs operates using artificial intelligence and can learn 14 different grips. this next clip of jessica smith, grocery shopping, demonstrates just how well this tech works and action. so whoa, whoa, whoa, now you can relate to me. so i have 3 children, a 6 year old, a 4 year old and 2 year olds and they all the kids are very excited about it. they think it's amazing that i'm like half human hoffer, but half human half robot display on it prosthetic can give off that impression. the device converts electrical impulses from the over our muscles, into finger movements. a special f associates grew patterns with certain muscle

movements, and users can configure it themselves at home, or allow technicians to do it remotely. so we've tried to build in the a i technology which allows us to connect to the hand. anyway, basically in a world unchanged configuration on the device instantaneously, on the fly for the customer. the sensor bracelets is being tested at the university of sydney in australia. it's designed to detect the slightest movements of attendance which controlled the hands. these subtle movements are then transmitted via bluetooth to a program. if you thought you were copied, follow like that and move your fingers a little bit. you will see tiny, why, abrasions happening in your wrist. and this, that's how our body moves our fingers. so all a sensor actually pick up those wiper ations. ah, and be use machine learning any i to make sense of those why braces to figure out which finger is moving and how much due to a medical condition. ariana shaw has limited mobility in his left hand. he's

testing the sensor bracelet by playing simple computer games. his movements are interpreted into the game. it's a lot less movement that you need to use it than i 1st though i use hopefully can make me a bit more functional with my left hand. like especially for all computers with perspective like studying and using it all day. darn many projects around the world focused on the sense of touch at the university of bristol, in the u. k. researchers are working on simulating the different layers of human skin to allow robots to have a real human touch. and this could come in handy for making future prosthetics. we 3 d prints that's similar structure into our artificial skin so that it can be owned, cold fats in a similar way to, to human skin. but instead of adding nerve endings, we instead bouncing camera inside the sense so we could see the cable coming from

here. so that picks up that movement to place pillay that those structures inside this official skid. so cameras are being used to simulate human touch. what a fascinating approach. cameras are also used as a tool for people who are blind or have low vision. take this gadget for example. it can be attached to glasses. users can turn in the direction of a given text and either give a voice command or press their finger down to have it read aloud. the i can be trained to recognize certain products and faces to the development of these devices often involves the same technology that's used in other sectors like autonomy driving the ai technology that's used to keep a thomas vehicles on the road is also useful for pedestrians. this by had gadget helps blind and people with low vision navigate the city, the cameras and vetted and the device detect obstacles within

a 170 degree angle. woman uses with 3 d sounds. i imagine that like this, if an object is moving toward the user and there's the risk of a collision, bipeds warns them with a sound. and similar to parking assisted martin cars. if there's an object on your left, you'll hear the obstacle on your left hand side to sounds indicate where the obstacle is. there a different sounds depending on whether it's a call person or pinch that's in the way the defendant has c bypass as a supplement to a walking stick with one big advantage it one uses about obstacles that head level to this small gadget has similar features, but instead, it attaches to a classic walking stick. we walk, uses ultrasonic sensors and vibrates when there are obstacles nearby uses can connect the device to their phone by a bluetooth and then use the touch to access google maps and virtual assistant all

while keeping the phone tucked away a smart walking stick. that's cool. and for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, they're a smart glasses. they neighbor users to read conversations in real time. by converting spoken words into subtitles. diana martin is deaf. she's trying on smart glasses for the 1st time with her friend jacqueline press from x ray glass. can you see anything? good? oh, what i'm talking to you. oh, this is a new way of being able to communicate and be included. i think you're a g. i d, behind this tech is one that's already well known from movies subtitling. but these augmented reality glasses converts spoken words into text and projected instantaneously. this enables spoken conversations to be more inclusive to deaf

people. as the founder of deaf kids international steve crump, explains. i might not quite catch everything, but this is given me a real timed narrative which enables me to be informed. it may lead to be involved in obe with me to make decisions because i know what is being said. voice recognition algorithms quickly converts spoken language into readable text. we're taking that audio stream from the microphone on the glass as we're running it through a piece of transcription software, which uses probably seen before and ability to sad audio in say, so captions. what we're doing though, is then taking those captions and putting them into oak minted reality in pakistan . the up connect here connects deaf people with sign language, interpreter's via video call. the interpret spoken language into sign language and sign language into speech. this helps death. people lead more independent lives scenarios quite a while our bank interview opening an account robin,

but any account hospital scenario or some emergency scenarios. bay of communication as bay important, of course, communication is crucial and creating a society that's more inclusive to people with disabilities. and communication can happen through music to american dance, or robert wexler aims to make music accessible to all people, no matter their physical or mental capabilities. what of every one could dance, and even the slightest movement produced to sound that was the goal, american dom sir robert wexler, sent for himself and developing the motion. composer? it's been a minute. as for allah, i believe we're all dancers, we're all musicians, and that's the principle behind the motion. composer good bought, it enables us all to experience those instincts on people with all capabilities

mention it ala face kaiten. already back in the mid 19 seventy's, robert wexler began experimenting with motion tracking a new york. he recorded dances, movements using body sensors, and then convert the movement data into sounds. oh, that lead the foundation for the motion composer which create sounds based on people's gestures. to achieve this, a 3 d camera films, a person's movements, software then converts the sequences into corresponding sounds. the system detects even the smallest motions. the motion composers used in therapeutic clinics and inclusive schools. many are moved by the ability to express themselves artistically through movement. in mice and ray, most people are overcome with emotions and joy, joy, it's not unusual to see people crying or workshops and why tears of joy in brands, or workshops, asteroid as a dancer,

robert wexler has often stood in the spotlight with the motion composer. he's created a stage for people who are too often overlooked. i love seeing technology act as an aide for people to better express themselves, and if it helps people with disabilities feel more secure, confident, and included in society, we've made a small step of progress. what kind of tools would you want bright in and let us know fear next time. ah, if we did counts for us and for our planet, global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make

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