time CES 2023, Sony announced its first video game controller for people with disabilities that will be compatible Playstation 5 And it can be customized to suit each player’s needs.

“It’s designed to solve the most common challenges among gamers with motor limitations, such as difficulty holding a controller for long periods of time, pressing buttons or triggers too close together, or optimal finger and thumb placement on a conventional controller.” claimed Hideaki NishinoSenior Vice President of Platform Planning and Management for a Japanese company.

Among its functions is the ability to change the distance of the joystick, replace the buttons or perform two functions of one of them at the same time. It also allows you to save and access three different profiles, as each video game may require a different configuration.

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Gamers will have the option to connect two controllers of this type a DualSense To increase your mobility. In addition, it has four 3.5 mm ports where you can connect switches and accessories to integrate more buttons and levers.

The device is still in the development phase, so it doesn’t have a release date yet, while more data is collected from the community and experts to improve the user experience.

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Autonomous wheelchair

In order to optimize the mobility and work of employees in airports, Will presented an autonomous electric chair focused on helping people with mobility difficulties.

This device prevents airports from investing time and money in staff dedicated to transporting others in wheelchairs, because with this device users only have to select a destination on the screen or ask someone for help and they will be taken. there.

The service promises to be “safe and reliable thanks to the power chair’s ability to detect and avoid obstacles” thanks to sensors and automatic brakes. For now, mobility is point-to-point, but the company hopes to soon add the ability to stop at bathrooms, restaurants or shops along the way.

The company has already conducted the first tests at several airports USAbetween them Atlanta, San Jose and Grand Rapids, With positive results that allowed them to install a permanent station at the end of 2022 Winnipeg Richardson International Airport in Manitoba.

The company received an innovation award for the development of this autonomous electronic chair CES 2022 For the second year in a row, after it was done in the last edition with a folding chair specially designed for travel.

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