Meet Obi, The Robot That Helps People Feed Themselves

Consumer robots out in the market today are normally confined to personal assistants that remind you of things or help you with basic household work. Enter Obi, a consumer robot that could do exactly that. Obi is designed to allow people with disabilities to get back the dignity of feeding themselves. Having some health factor which diminishes any aspect of autonomy is an understandable source of frustration. "Every day, millions of people must be fed by caregivers, and they find the experience to be conspicuous and frustrating," says Jon Dekar, creator of Obi.