Title :
Robotic home assistant Care-O-bot: past-present-future
Author :
Hans, M. ; Graf, B. ; Schraft, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Manuf. Eng. & Autom., Germany
Abstract :
Technical aids allow elderly and handicapped people to live independently in their private homes as long as they wish. As a contribution to such technological solutions, a demonstrator platform for a mobile home care system - called Care-O-bot - was designed and implemented by Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart. Care-O-bot is a mobile service robot which has the capability to perform fetch and carry and various other supporting tasks in home environments. This paper gives an overview about Care-O-bot´s functionalities and first practical tests.
Keywords :
geriatrics; handicapped aids; manipulators; medical robotics; mobile robots; Care-O-bot; control software; demonstrator platform; elderly people; fetch carry tasks; handicapped people; hardware architecture; home environments; household tasks; intelligent mobility aid; intelligent walking aid; manipulator arm; mobile home care system; mobile service robot; robotic home assistant; Intelligent robots; Legged locomotion; Manufacturing automation; Medical robotics; Mobile communication; Mobile robots; Robotics and automation; Senior citizens; Service robots; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2002. Proceedings. 11th IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7545-9
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045652
