{"id":171424,"date":"2014-12-15T16:07:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T16:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/eye-gaze-wheelchair\/"},"modified":"2018-10-28T12:23:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T19:23:45","slug":"eye-controlled-wheelchair","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/eye-controlled-wheelchair\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye Controlled Wheelchair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"asset-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"asset-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249500 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2014\/12\/WheelchairSmall.png\" alt=\"WheelchairSmall\" width=\"245\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/WheelchairSmall.png 245w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/WheelchairSmall-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>We envision using Eye Gaze technology to bring independent mobility to people living with disabilities who are unable to use a joystick.<\/div>\n<p><!-- .asset-content --><\/p>\n<div id=\"en-usprojectseyegazewheelchairdefault\" class=\"page-content\">\n<p>This project was initiated during the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/firehose\/2014\/07\/31\/oneweek-hackathon-outcome-as-individual-parts-we-were-good-together-we-were-so-much-better\/\" target=\"_self\">Summer 2014 Hackathon<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 During the Hackathon, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/stories\/people\/steve-gleason.html\" target=\"_self\">Steve Gleason<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> came to campus and challenged us with his vision of &#8216;until there is a cure for ALS, technology can be the cure&#8217;.\u00a0 He asked us to think on how we could improve three aspects of his life: be independently mobile; more easily talk with his wife; and play with his son.<\/p>\n<p>After the Hackathon was over, the Hackathon team was invited to present their work to Satya Nadella and Peter Lee.\u00a0 With the support of Satya and Peter, work on the Eye Controlled\u00a0Wheelchair continues with a goal of putting the technology behind the hack into the hands of people living with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"en-usprojectseyegazewheelchairdefault\" class=\"page-content\">\n<p>For Investigational Use Only. 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