Create a smart basket for people with disabilities.

For this reason has been presented today in the ‘ III Hispano-Luso meeting of professionals in the area of disability ’, which takes place in the Centre of recovery for people with physical disability and/or sensory (CRMF) of Imserso in Salamanca.

Is a shopping cart made to thinking about people with disabilities, fact to follow them and do not have to push a car ”, explained in statements collected by DiCYT Luis de Matos, researcher of the Department of Informatics of the University of Beira Interior in Covilha. we have a system that follows individuals, users only have to place the purchase in the shopping cart ”He says.

the system, called WI-GO, is based on technology of recognition do not need any device to communicate with the cart, he recognizes the person by the image using a sensor of Microsoft and behaves as a completely autonomous device ”, asserts its copyright. you no need to carry any device with her, recognition is only made with the camera in the shopping cart ”, points out, is as if I were a bar code to the cart, which identifies the body of the person ”.

WI-GO is a pilot now running at 70%, because that would be missing some sensor to avoid collisions, according to Luis Matos, who has been working on this project since last January. The model has been presented in Salamanca is already a second prototype, very similar to what would be a conventional stroller.

Only lack market it ”, points, but is very difficult to introduce new technologies in the market ”, despite the fact that the price would not be excessive, around 400 or 500 euros. Under the motto ‘ new job opportunities ’, this meeting has also hosted the presentation of other two technological initiatives that seek to facilitate the lives of people with disabilities.