[Research progress and technical analysis of dining robots].

Area of Science:

• Robotics
• Assistive Technology
• Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

• Upper limb motor impairments present significant challenges to independent daily living, particularly in eating.
• Assistive technologies are crucial for enhancing autonomy and quality of life for affected individuals.
• Autonomous feeding systems represent a key area of development in assistive robotics.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically review the technological evolution of dining robots.
• To analyze representative products and key enabling technologies in autonomous feeding.
• To discuss future trends for more precise and human-like robotic feeding.

Main Methods:

• Systematic literature review of dining robot technology.
• Analysis of kinematic modeling, trajectory planning, and intelligent control strategies.
• Discussion of structural design, human-robot interaction, and sensory fusion.

Main Results:

• Dining robots offer a viable solution for autonomous feeding in individuals with motor impairments.
• Key technologies like kinematic modeling and intelligent control are central to current systems.
• A review of representative products highlights the current state of the field.

Conclusions:

• Further innovation in structural design and human-robot interaction is needed.
• Advancements in multi-source sensory fusion will enable more sophisticated robotic feeding.
• The field is progressing towards more precise, adaptive, and human-like robotic feeding capabilities.