Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- CaBot(also: Carry-on Robot, Carnegie Mellon Suitcase Robot)
- A research project begun in 2017 at Carnegie Mellon University that developed a suitcase-shaped autonomous navigation robot to guide blind and low-vision travellers through indoor public spaces. CaBot pioneered the "grip-the-handle-and-walk" interaction pattern, combining LiDAR,…
- Cognitively Assistive Robot(also: CAR)
- A category of socially assistive robot designed specifically to support people with cognitive impairments — most commonly mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, traumatic brain injury, or learning disabilities — in everyday cognitive tasks such as remembering appointments,…
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