Even a mild disability can turn daily routines into daunting tasks. Wearable intelligent robotic devices will enable disabled people to perform daily activities – from operating the television to washing.

Around 80 million people in the EU, a sixth of its population, have a disability. Accessibility is a basic right for all persons with disabilities according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities signed by the European Commission in 2010. Enter on stage the AIDE prototype The AIDE project has constructed and tested a fully autonomous prototype including an arm exoskeleton attached to a robotised wheelchair.