Chinese wheelchair lets ALS patients move independently

BEIJING: A research team from north-western China has developed an intelligent wheelchair that allows patients with diseases that restrict movement like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to move, turn around and control devices in a smart home by reading the movement of the user’s eyes.

The device, developed by a team from Xidian University in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, incorporates technologies such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things (which involves connecting devices through a network) and includes a tablet and camera in front of the user’s face.