HOBBIT - The Mutual Care Robot
(HOBBIT)
Start date: Nov 1, 2011,
End date: Aug 31, 2015
PROJECT
FINISHED
Description
World players in home care robotics tend to focus on pragmatic single function systems (USA) or humanoid robots (Japan, Korea). HOBBIT zooms in on the interaction between robot and owner/user with a new, more user-centred concept called “Mutual Care". It allows and entices people to "take care" of the robot like a partner, so they can develop real feelings and affections toward it. For people it is easier to accept assistance from a robot when they themselves can also assist the machine. In close cooperation with institutional caregivers, acceptance and usability of the robots will be measured and improved.
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Coordinator
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
€ 1 263 610,00- Markus Vincze
- Gusshausstr. 27/376 1040 Wien (Austria)
6 Partners Participants
HELLA AUTOMATION GMBH
€ 241 308,00- Helmut Senfter
- ABFALTERSBACH 125 9913 ABFALTERSBACH (Austria)
- Thomas Brendel
- LINDENSTRASSE 13 07426 KONIGSEE (Germany)
LUNDS UNIVERSITET
€ 394 871,00- Håkan Eftring
- Paradisgatan 5c 22100 LUND (Sweden)
- Christoph Gisinger
- SEEBOCKGASSE 30 A 28 1160 WIEN (Austria)
METRALABS GMBH NEUE TECHNOLOGIEN UND SYSTEME
€ 127 200,00- Andreas Bley
- AM VOGELHERD 22 98693 ILMENAU (Germany)
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
€ 450 945,00- Zinovia Papatheodorou
- N PLASTIRA STR 100 70013 HERAKLION (Greece)