Robot Companions for Citizens

Paolo Dario, Paul F.M.J. Verschure, Tony Prescott, Gordon Cheng, Giulio Sandini, Roberto Cingolani, Rüdiger Dillmann, Dario Floreano, Christophe Leroux, Sheila MacNeil, Pieter Roelfsema, Xenophon Verykios (+3 others)
2011 Procedia Computer Science  
This paper describes the scientific vision and objectives of the FET Flagship candidate initiative Robot Companions for Citizens. Robot Companions will be a new generation of machines that will primarily help and assist elderly people in activities of daily living in their workplace, home and in society. They will be the ICT solution for a new sustainable welfare. © Selection and peer-review under responsibility of FET11 conference organizers and published by Elsevier B.V.
doi:10.1016/j.procs.2011.12.017 fatcat:dirjy4fjkffype5lw6jdrsh4qy