You can now be fed by a ROBOT as engineers combine a dexterous machine with facial recognition

A dexterous robot arm that can can automatically feed people forkfuls of food has been developed by researchers in the US. Experts studied how real people use forks to feed each other in order to teach the robot the best way to go about its task. The arm automatically adjusts both the force it uses and the angle at which it spears items to best pick up and deliver mouthfuls of food - regardless of size or texture. A dexterous robot arm that can can automatically feed people forkfuls of food has been developed by researchers in the US. 'Being dependent on a caregiver to feed every bite, every day, takes away a person's sense of independence,' said roboticist Siddhartha Srinivasa. 'Our goal with this project is to give people a bit more control over their lives.'