UW News
Ethan K. Gordon
November 16, 2023
Q&A: How an assistive-feeding robot went from picking up fruit salads to whole meals
![An assistive-feeding robotic arm attached to a wheelchair uses a fork to stab a piece of fruit on a plate among other fruits.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/15162053/robofeed_002-150x150.jpg)
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington developed 11 actions a robotic arm can make to pick up nearly any food attainable by fork. This allows the system to learn to pick up new foods during one meal.