3. CompanionAble Project: FP7 Grant Agreement Nr. 216487
Architecture for an Integrated
Robot-SmartHome Environment
4. CompanionAble Project: FP7 Grant Agreement Nr. 216487
Use Cases
1. Video conferencing; robot comes close up and starts to video-conferencing via its on-board display
2. Cognitive training (through robot and / or through screens on the walls)
3. Today Screen: providing overview of relevant information for today (to do, appointments, weather info)
4. Agenda Management
5. Music player
6. Daytime Management Support (i.e. reminders for physical exercises, social interaction or cognitive
activity)
7. Control of Smart Home Appliances (curtains, lights, doors. etc.)
8. Coming Home Support; welcoming and briefing /updating the care-recipient on what is relevant to
know
9. Leaving Home support: reminding the care recipient not to forget certain items to take with you etc...
10. Robot Navigation and Autonomous docking / re-charging
11. Navigation e.g. go to the kitchen, but also “follow me”
12. Object/person “tracking”
13. Remote Control of the Robot
14. Different robot personas
15. Smart Medicine Reminders
16. Fall detection and Connection to Care Centre
17. Family Picture Album Presentation
18. Detection of Open Windows / doors
19. Detection of Appliances that are left on when leaving the house
5. CompanionAble Project: FP7 Grant Agreement Nr. 216487
Feedback from the Users
“What surprised me, is
that I myself started
talking to the robot
several times.”
“The more initiative the robot
takes, the more enjoyable it is.”
6. CompanionAble Project: FP7 Grant Agreement Nr. 216487
Open Issues
1. Technological Convergence:
– Standards and Secure Semantic Interoperability:
– COTS systems and services
2. Business Models Consolidation:
– Solution Integration → Viable Business Integration
– View and Order Services Online, Plug-Perform
– Rent-a- AAL Systems/Service....
– Shared usage of companion robots in sheltered housing or
nursing homes and hospitals…
7. CompanionAble Project: FP7 Grant Agreement Nr. 216487
3. related to Solution Integration and
Exploitation
– Forthcoming Plug & Play / self-learning / adapting
solutions
• “unpack your robot, turn on your house and there it is”
– Widely accepted, implemented and used
standards
– High-level/meta middleware integration (e.g.
universAAL)
– Go beyond safety & security solutions
– Extend operation area of RCs to outdoor and
public places
