oh, well, these dreaming all store will happen at home, which they at visit me at home sick as he is. ivan says he's happy he's now living in a free country as he considers his future. he hopes one day to return to a russia that is free as well. rebecca written reporting there and that's all for this. al, coming up next is shift living in the digital age. we'll take a look at how robots i used to boost workplace inclusion. don't forget this morning on the website at any time to be found at d. w dot com. i'll be back at the top of the off with more news. i'm anthony. how, thanks for watching. imagine so many portions of love us heard out in the world climate or it could be very hard to story. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much work can really do we still have time to work. i'm doing all with

what with a vibrant habitat ended glistening place of longing, the mediterranean sea scene of almost far and so far, abdul karim drift along with exploring modern lifestyles and mediterranean. he's ready to eat journey this week on d. w. m. there are many gadgets that help people with disabilities lead more independent life. for example, glasses that subtitle 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 inclusivity. that's our topic on shift today. ah.

when you see robots acting as servers and cafes there typically replacing human employees. but there is a cafe in japan that does 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 that 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 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, or there's me, cio, my you says he talks to his customers about everything from his health to the weather. oh you put all many good. i feel happy if i can be a part of society. it was about the book go more, you mustn't hurry. he may robots are equipped with a camera microphone and speaker, allowing customers to talk directly to the operators will only through all cash the already come in. i customers don't really come here to see a resume. what do you mean them are gone? they come here because of the people behind to remain there and they will come back to see them again. are you coil you who need stimulate? 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't cafe brings people with and without disabilities together

. a 1st step 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 truly do any day

. so i have 3 children, 6 year old, a 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 group 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 anywhere 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 sidney 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 programmer. who taught your copper tallow like that and move your fingers a little bit through the tiny, why abrasions happening in your ist and this, that's how our body moves so fingers. so all the sensor actually pick up those wiper ations. ah, and we 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 when i 1st the 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. there are 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 similar structure into our artificial skin so that it can respond to cold facts in a similar way to to human skin. but instead of having no bad things, we instead mounts a camera in sight, the sent. so we could see the cable coming from here. so that picks up that movement to place hilly that of 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. 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

a i can be trained to recognize certain products and faces the to the development of these devices often involves the st. knology that's used in other sectors like autonomy driving the ai 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 embedded and the device detect obstacles within a $170.00 degree angle. warming uses with 3 d sounds. i imagined it like this. if an object is moving toward the user, and there is the risk of a collision, by pad warns them with a sound. it's similar to parking assistant modern cars. if there's an object on your left, you'll hear the obstacle on your left hand side. for 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 similar features, but instead it attaches to a classic walking stick. we walk, uses ultrasonic sensors, and vibrates when there are obstacles nearby. users 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 think i got it. i 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 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 of probably seen before and ability to send audio intakes up captions. what we're doing though, has been taking those captions and putting them into oak minted reality in pakistan . the up connector connects deaf people with sign language interpreters 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 where communication is 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. 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 mice and re, most people are overcome with emotions and joy, troy. 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 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

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