Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
In our research group, we have been conducting a research on the Self Transfer Assist Robot that realized the transfer by care recipients themselves. A prototype of the transfer assist robot was able to transfer from the sitting position to the sitting position. In this research, our interest is concentrated on the advanced research on "Self Transfer Assist System", which is capable of the transfer including the posture conversion from the supine position to the sitting position. This posture conversion is carried out by collaborative work with plural robots. This system consists of "the leg part support robot", "the robotic bed with posture changing function", in addition to "the transfer assist robot". In this paper, considering the burden on the care recipients and the interference with the bed, we improved "the upper body holding part ". We create the prototype of the thin upper body holding part that can be snuggled with the upper body and provides the stable transfer assistance.
