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HERL Awarded $41.5M Grant to Develop RAMMP System of Robotics, Wheelchairs
The project will coordinate greater wheelchair functionality with improved robotic arm manipulation.
Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) has been awarded a grant of up to $41.5 million to develop the Robotic Assisted Mobility and Manipulation Platform (RAMMP) that will combine robotics and new forms of assistive technology “to reimagine a wheelchair and assistive robotic arm that will improve the independence, safety and quality of life for people…