Meal assistance robot "Obi" that automatically brings cooking to his mouth

When people with hands or arms are eating, it is necessary to borrow the assistance of a helper, but a meal assistance robot "to eat alone without having to move the hand"Obi"Has been developed. Obi is in the form of a combination of a robot arm and a dish, scoops food with a spoon attached to the end of the arm, and it carries food automatically to the human mouth.

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Obi has a spoon attached to the tip of the robot arm with a magnet and scoops cooked dish into a human mouth. The dishes are divided into 4 pieces so that different dishes can be put in separately. ObiMultiple sclerosis,Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS),Parkinson's diseaseIt is assumed that the use of handicapped people is assumed.


The main body is made of plastic, the spoon and dish correspond to dishwasher, microwave oven, refrigerator, freezer. It is equipped with a lithium-ion battery and can be used for up to 4 hours with 1 to 2 hours of charging.


It is possible to scoop out food of all shapes such as small cut fruits and sticky rice.


Obi is not a fully autonomous robot. When using Obi, the assistant needs to push the "Teach" button and move the robot arm from the dish to the mouth of the person to make Obi learn the movement to carry the dish.


Also a "Teach" button and a power button on the main unit are installed next to the dish.


Pedals operated by stepping on feet, pillows equipped with pressure sensors, mouthpieces and other accessories are prepared to make it easier for meals to eat freely and to choose the cuisine you want to eat. A 3.5 mm earphone jack for connecting accessories is mounted on the side of the main body.


Both height and width are 17 inches (about 43 cm) and the depth is 12 inches (about 30 cm).


When storing it is possible to fold up to 6 inches in height (about 15 cm).


It seems that the state of taking meals actually using Obi is as follows.


You can see how Obi is carrying meals automatically to your mouth from around 1 minute and 20 seconds of the following movie.

Meet Obi - The Robotic Dining Companion - YouTube


Obi is sold at $ 4,500 (about 450,000 yen) per official website. It is also compatible with shipping to Japan, a separate shipping fee of $ 84.60 (about 8500 yen) is required.

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