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ah. when you see robots acting as servers in cafes, they're typically replacing human employees. but there is a cafe in japan that birth things differently. the robots here enabled people with disabilities to take part in work life, but remotely from their own house. when customers talk to these little robots, they're not talking to in a i system, they're talking to a real person. like for me, call miyoshi, the controls the robot from home. she's one of about 50 people with physical mental disabilities. working as robot operations that dawn 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 into your god. as long as i'm alive, i want to give something back to the community by working in new york again state your body and your moon, or there's me, cio. my you says he talks to his customers about everything from his health to the weather. for your bottle. many good. i feel happy if i can be a part of society. she also got the book go morning, mostly her re, he may robots are equipped with a camera microphone and speaker allowing customers to talk directly to the operators will only through all kish that what do you mean? i customers don't really come here to see a resume. what have you minimal good. they come here because of the people behind the re, how many is it under? we'll come back to see them again. i equal you who need similar. the cafe is operated by ori laboratory. the textiles up develops, robots like or re him, may to combat loneliness. the technology helps break down barriers for people with disabilities. don cafe brings people with and without disabilities, gather

a 1st up to what greater inclusion. assistive technology refers to products that 8 people who, for example, can't hear or see. or we're missing a body part. the market for this kind of tech is huge because more than a 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 in action. so whoa, whoa, whoa, now you can give me a drilling

a day. so i have 3 children, a 6 year old, 4 year old, and a 2 year old and they all the kids are very excited about it. they think it's amazing that i'm like half human hoffer about half human half robots, despite on it prosthetic can give off that impression. the device converts electrical impulses from the over our muscles, into finger movements. a special after associates grew patterns with certain muscle movements and uses 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 the world unchanged configuration on the device instantaneously on the fly for the customer. the sensor bracelet 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,

and then transmitted via bluetooth to a program. if you touch your copper tunnel 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 so fingers. so all the sensor actually pick up those wiper ations 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 bracelets by playing simple computer games. his movements are interpreted into the game. it's a lot less mood and then i thought you need to use it. and i 1st thought i use hope we can make me of it more functional with my left hand. like especially for all computers from 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. we searchers are working on simulating the different layers of human skin to allow robots to have a real human touch. disc come in handy for making future prosthetics. we 3 d prints, that's similar structure in our artificial skin so that it can be spawned called fats in a similar way to, to even skin. but instead of having no bad things, we instead mounts a camera inside the sensor where you could see the cable coming from here. so that picks up that, that movement, those hilly, that those structures inside this all facial skin. 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, either as can turn in the direction of a given text and either give boys command or press their finger down to have it

read aloud. the a 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 a i technology that's used to keep autonomy. 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 warming uses with 3 d sounds. mcallister. imagine it like this. if an object is moving toward the user and there's the risk of a collision, by pad warns them with a sound. it's similar to parking assist in modern 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 car, person,

or bench that's in the way. the developers see bite head as a supplement to a walking stick with one big advantage. it won't uses about obstacles that head level to. this smart gadget has several of 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 touchpad to access google maps and virtual assistance 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 word 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? oh well, i'm talking to you. oh,

this is a new way of being able to communicate and be included. and yeah, i don't think you're, i idea behind this tech is one that's already well known from movies subtitling. but these augmented reality glasses convert 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 lay asleep to be bold. in ode 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 users have probably seen before and ability to send audio in say, so captions. what we're doing though, is then taking those captions and putting them into omitted 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 deaf people lead more independent lives scenarios quite a while our bank and to view opening an account rob limit any account hospital scenario is some emergency scenarios, way 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. a robert wexler aims to make music accessible to all people, no matter their physical or mental capabilities. what if everyone could dance?

and even the slightest movement produced to sound that was the goal, american dom sir, robert wexler, set for himself and developing the motion. composer. it's been a minute to 3 hours. i believe we're all dancers, we're all musicians. and that's the principle behind the motion. composer about 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 converted 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 movement. 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 life and re, 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 brown's workshops, asteroid as the 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 lost 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.

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