AUTOMATED HELP: A businessman whose wife has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis called on the government to fund carer robot development to help caregivers
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 17, 2019
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
A team led by National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) researchers yesterday unveiled smart
Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee, left, listens as National Taipei University of Technology professor Liu Yi-hung, right, speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday, where smart communication systems for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis were unveiled.
Photo: CNA
As people with the neurological disease experience gradual loss of motion and communication skills, they often feel that they are souls trapped in their bodies, as making a simple utterance such as “I love you” can be demanding, Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) told a news conference at the university.
The Ministry of Science and Technology offered NT$7 million (US$223,172) to the NTUT team, as part of its Breakout program, which began last year, subsidizing projects that use technology to solve social problems.
As project head, NTUT Department of Mechanical Engineering professor Liu Yi-hung (劉益宏) and researchers from NTUT and Shih Chien University, as well as therapists from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, developed devices to help people with more severe ALS symptoms. [FULL STORY]
