5 years in response to she's remarks, taiwan stated that it would not back down on its sovereignty or compromise on freedom and democracy. our technology program shift is up next. this time looking at how robots are used to boost work place inclusion a mike, a local in berlin from me and the rest of the team here. really appreciate your time with us is more news at the top. the next hour. every day counts for us and for our planet a global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do

we make cities greener? how can we protect animals and their habitats? what to do with all our waste? we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable smarten solutions over steam set in our ways or is truly unique. and we know that, that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive global ideas. the environmental series in global 3000 on d, w, and online. 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 inclusive, eddie beth, our topic on shift today. ah

. when you see a robot acting as servers in 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 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, 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 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. thank you, buddy. your moon with 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. he also got the book go morning, 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 that. what do you mean? customers don't really come here to see a resume? what have you? minimal, gordon? they come here because the people behind to re i missed it and they will come back to see them again. or you coil you who need stimulate. the cafe is operated by ori laboratory. the tech starts 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 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 paralympics 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 truly do

a day. so i have 3 children, a 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 only prosthetic can give off that impression. the device converts electrical impulses from the over our muscles, into finger movements. a special up associates grew patterns with certain muscle movements that uses can configure it themselves at home, or allow technicians to do it remotely. so we've tried to build in the technology which allows us to connect to the hand anywhere basically in a world unchanged configuration of the device instantaneously on the fly for the customer. the sensor bracelet is being tested at the university of sydney and australia is designed to detect the slightest movements of the attendance which controlled the hands. the subtle movements then transmitted via bluetooth to

a program. if you taught you a copy tunnel like that and move your fingers a little bit, you will see tiny, why abrasions happening in your east and this that's how our body moves so fingers . so our sensor actually pick up those library, sions. and we use machine learning any i to make sense of those why abrasion to figure out which finger is moving and how much due to a medical condition area and sha has limited mobility. in his left hand. he's testing the sensor bracelets by playing simple computer games. this movements are interpreted into the game. it's a lot less moving than that. you need to use it. and i 1st, i said we can make me of it more functional with my left hand. i especially for computers 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 treat the print similar structure in how are sufficient so that it can respond contracts in a similar way to, to human skin. but instead of having things, we instead mounts or camera in flight defense where you can see the cable coming from here. so that picks up that movement pillay, that those what's 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 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 got just 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 i imagined like this. if an object is moving toward the user and there's the risk of a collision, bipeds 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 to sounds indicate where the obstacle is. there a different sounds, depending on whether it's

a call 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 tube. this smoke 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, let me talk to you. oh,

this is a new way of being able to communicate and be included within, within figure idea 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 lay asleep to be involved 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 had audio intakes of captions . what we're doing though, is then taking those captions and putting them into oakmont 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 if every one could dance,

and even the slightest movement produced to sound that was the goal, american dom sir robert wexler sent for himself in 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 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 in new york. he recorded dances, movements using body sensors, and then converted the movement data into sounds. oh, that lead to foundation should emotion composer which creates 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 to the motion composers used and therapeutic clinics and inclusive schools. many are moved by the ability to express themselves artistically through movement. in my son, re, most people are overcome with emotions. enjoy troy. it's not unusual to see people crying or workshops and why tears of joy in brown's 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 brighten and let us

know? fear next time ah ah, a vibrant have a time, and an glistening place of longing. the mediterranean sea, its waters connect people in many cultures. cold as ice in sicily, siena l, missouri, visits mount and learns the dramatic history of the island. next on d, w. one of mankind's oldest ambitions could be within reach or what is it really is possible to reverse agent researchers and scientists all over the world

are in a race against time more life in 25 minutes, d w. a thought say what grade level one the mediterranean was once a major crossroads at the heart of the ancient world. today it has become a barrier separating europe from africa. is there anything left.