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Assistive Technology“Saving (or Enriching) Lives”

Mike McNairRobotics Division Chief, UTARI

Vision StatementBy 2017, UTARI becomes a global leader in the research and development of advanced technology specifically in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Biomedical Technologies and Robotics. Our focus remains enabling product development to help humanity, providing unique, affordable solutions to complex problems.

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UTARI– The Big PictureRobotic

ApplicationsBiomedical

Instrumentation

Government

Industry

Academia

Consortiums

Industry Groups

UTARI- Researchers- Facilities

UTA- Faculty- Students

UTARI

Capabilities

Domains

Part

ners

Relationships

AdvancedManufacturing

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UTARI Research- Bridging the Gap -

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Government& Industry

UTARIthrough applied

research and development

basic researchenables

to providesolutions to

To help Humanity through Unique and Affordable Solutions

“Assistive Technologies”

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UTARI Focus

• It’s all about Assistive Technologies– “Dirty, Dull, Dangerous, Difficult”

• Helping people to live more enriching lives• Promote and facilitate personal independence– “Living in Place”

• Address the mental, physical, and social needs of the disabled and elderly– Benefit the population as a whole

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The Need for Assistive Technologies

Profile of Older Americans

• 65+ population– 40.4 million: 2010– Increase of 5.4 million (15.3%) since 2000– 1 in every 8 Americans

• Average life expectancy for those over 65– 17.3 years: male– 20 years: female

• 85+ population– 5.5 million: 2010– 6.6 million: 2020

• 20% of Americans have disabilities

Profile of Wounded Warriors

• World War I and II– 1.7 soldiers for every 1 soldier killed

• Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom– 7 soldiers wounded for every 1 soldier

killed

• As of 1 April 2014– Deaths: 6801– Wounded: 53,684– TBI: 320,000 (est)– PTS: 400,000 (est)

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Disabilities in the U.S.

* 2012 Data

0.8% 5.3%5.5%

10.4%

25.0%

50.0%

Disability Rate by Age

< 4 years5 to 15 years16 to 20 years21 to 64 years65 to 74 years75+ years

2.20% 3.40% 6.90%

4.90%

2.70%

5.60%

74.30%

Disability Type

Visual DisabilityHearing DisabilityAmbulatory DisabilityCognitive DisabilitySelf-Care DisabilityIndependent Living DisabilityNo Disability

• Approximately ¾ of the U.S. disabled population is 65 years and above

• Approximately 25% of the U.S. population has some kind of disability

The need is great and the need is real.

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Robotic Applications and Industrial Automation

• Smart Home Technologies• Unmanned Systems• Low Volume / Lean Manufacturing

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Biomedical Instrumentation

• Preventative and Assistive Medical Devices• Bioelectronics• Tissue Regeneration and Wound Care

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What’s Common?• Two focus areas

– Unmanned Systems– Smart Homes and Assistive Technologies

• Focus on Robotic Technologies– Robots are a solution in a domain space

• Common Technologies– Sensing– Manipulation– Mobility / Navigation– Interconnectivity

The lessons and benefits in Unmanned Technologies benefit the needs and objectives of Assistive Technologies

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See us in Booth 970

• Booth focus on– Smart Homes– Unmanned Systems

• More than happy to talk about our other activities as well