A survey on robotic wheelchairs mounted with robotic arms

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate robotic wheelchairs mounted with robotic arms. Several projects have been studied and analyzed. The abilities of these wheelchairs vary from simple orders as door opening to more complex as lifting objects from the ground. With the aging of the society, the demand for human-interactive robotic wheelchairs that can help people with disabilities and the elderly is increasing. That also means that the need for solving the problems of these people is increasing. That leads to more researchers and industry teams to try solving some of the problems and optimizing the existing wheelchairs. The goal of this survey is not to criticize, but to serve as a reference for researchers and developers in this scientific area and to move the research on robotic wheelchairs further, by merging independent efforts.