HuiHui

HuiHui

In 2010, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences launched HuiHui at the China Hi-Tech Fair. It is an assistive robot which was particularly designed to aid the elderly.

Capable of following voice commands, HuiHui is able to perform simple tasks such as handling a glass of water and pouring a cup of tea. Each hand of this assistive robot has five fingers, allowing it to better grasp objects it is handling. As an aid to the elderly, it can perform various entertainment functions to keep an older person busy and motivated. It can play music, play checkers, or dance.

HuiHui can also accompany a patient during a morning tai chi routine in a healthcare facility. It keeps track of its patient through the built-in sensors found in its shoes. It can send a text message to the family of the patient, community, or hospital for rescue purposes.

Features:

• Stands 170 cm
• Moves on an omnidirectional base
• Has laser range finder in front of wheel enclosure
• Has ultrasonic range finders in base
• Has exercise monitoring program
• Parses different dialects
• Voice recognition
• Object recognition