I am Alleine, the autonomous wheelchair at your service

Abstract

Very few times a short introduction like this can tell a user so many things about a project. In this paper we introduce “Alleine” (“alone” in English), an autonomous wheelchair that can be voice- and brain-driven, capable of navigating in unstructured environments, avoid unexpected obstacles, and reach a desired goal like “kitchen” or “living room.” Our prototype is the very first to participate in a domestic service robots category as robocup@home 2013, by using a small notebook laptop as the main processor.