21 Cavallo ROBOT-ERARobot-Era Implementation and integration of advanced Robotic systems and intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing populationProject manager Filippo

Robot-EraImplementation and integration of advanced Robotic systems and

intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing population

Project managerFilippo Cavallo

[email protected]

The Robot-Era Project has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement num. 288899

The Robot-Era Project has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement num. 288899 - WWW.ROBOT-ERA.EU

Robot-Era at a glance

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA - Coordinator)

Paolo Dario

Istituto Nazionale Riposo e Cura Anziani (INRCA)

Fiorella Marcellini

YOUSE (YOUSE)

Christoph Nedopil

Örebro Universitet (ORU)

Alessandro Saffiotti

RoboTech srl(RT)

Nicola Canelli

TechnoDeal srl (TED)

Fabrizio Vecchi

Comune di Peccioli (MOP)

Silvano Crecchi

Länsgården FastigheterAB (LG)

Stefan Dahlman

Project website: www.robot-era.euStarting date: January 1, 2012Duration: 48 monthsTotal Project Cost: € 8.700.000Maximum EC contribution: € 6.470.000Proposal Number: 288899

Project acronym: Robot-EraProject title: Implementation and integration of advanced Robotic systems and intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing populationFunding scheme: Large-scale integrating project (IP), FP7-ICT-2011.7 Challenge 5: ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance

Universität Hamburg (UHAM)

Jianwei Zhang

University of Plymouth(UOP)

Angelo Cangelosi

MetraLabs GmbH (MLAB)

Andreas Bley

ST-Microelectronics srl (ST-I)

Nunzio Abbate


The OBJECTIVE of the Robot-Era project is to develop, implement and demonstrate the general feasibility, S/T effectiveness and social/legal plausibility and acceptability by end-users of a plurality of complete advanced robotic services, integrated in intelligent environments, which will actively work in real conditions and cooperate with real people and between them to provide favorable independent living, improving the quality of life and the efficiency of care for elderly people.

Robot-Era Objective and Distinctive Features


Why Robot-Era?How was it born?

Shortly a long story


Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna & Peccioli Story (1995-2010)

1995 1999Phase I

2000 2002Phase II

2003 2010Phase III


The Peccioli “Centre of Competence”

Permanent cameras and access points infrastructure for outdoor robotic services

Peccioli

Ghizzano

• A permanent infrastructure for research and testing

Updated and open domotic

house for indoor robotic and

eHealth services

Permanent workshop and laboratories for service robotics and AAL technologies

Tele-control and supervision rooms

Radio link

Manipulators, mobile robots, humanoids, and

other commercial robotic platforms to implement and test advanced robotic

services

People ready to participate in panel tests


ICT and Robotics in Smart Cities. Peccioli, Tuscany: the “RoboTown”. A case of social and technological convergence, and of inter-generational collaboration

Robotics for Education

Robotics for

“Ageing Well”

Robotics for (“smart”)

towns/cities


Three key Projects (2010-2013)


AALIANCE2 Project (2011-2013)

R&D roadmap and Strategic Research Agenda for Ambient Assisted Living

AALIANCE Coordination Actions

PREVENTIONTasks supporting and

maintaining cognitive and motor abilities before severe diseases (i.e. health periodic monitoring, fall preventions,

etc.)

COMPENSATION & SUPPORT

Tasks supporting cognitive and motor abilities after severe

diseases(i.e. smart walker, pedestrian

GPS, etc.)

INDEPENDENT & ACTIVE AGEINGTasks supporting independence of elderly

(i.e. social inclusion, work, leisure and entertainment, etc.)

AALIANCE Project (2008-2010)

R&D roadmap and Strategic Research Agenda for Ambient Assisted Living

P C&S

I&AA

Family

Neighbors

Caregivers

Service Providers

Healthcare Providers

Society / Policy makers


AALIANCE2

Next Generation European Ambient Assisted LivingInnovation Alliance

Partners:1. SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT'ANNA (Coordinator)

2. OFFIS

3. TUNSTALL HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED

4. DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG5. FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

6. AGE PLATFORM EUROPE AISBL

7. Stichting ZuidZorg

Main objectives:

� Roadmap and Strategic Research Agenda

� Markets and Business Models

� Standards and Certifications

� Establishment of self-sustainable AALIANCE network

� (Oct 2011 – Sep 2013)

FP7-ICT-2011-7Coordination Action ProjectProject costs: ~1.5M€ (EU contribution: 1.0M€)


Rita Project (Mar 2010 – Feb 2013)

Study, implementation and experimentation of ICT network in Tuscany and socio-medical assistance for elderly people

Involvement of real citizens on the territory

Pisa

Vicopisano

Cascina

La Vettola

San Giuliano Terme

Marina di Pisa

212 elderly people 65+68 caregivers

�WSN for smart environments

�ZigBee based home automation system

�Wearable sensor for physiological parameters

�Personal localization system (GSM/GPRS/GPS)

�Posture assessment (Inertial Sensors)


ASTROMOBILE (2010 – 2012)

“Design, development and experimentation of ASTRO Robot Companion for ageing well and Ambient Assisted Living applications”

Key points:�Multidisciplinary team (engineers, designers, end-users)�End-users involvement in all phases�End-User Centred and Co-creative Design Approach�General feasibility and scientific/technical effectiveness


Experimentation in realistic settings with senior citizens (three different scenarios)

User needs ASTRO to carry out some daily activities

Caregiver remotely uses ASTRO to assist the user

ASTRO autonomously helps user in appropriate situations


Robot-Era (2012-2015): beyond the State of the Art

• User- and society- centred service robotics

• Services provided by the cooperation of different robots integrated in smart environments

• Robots as co-workers that cooperate with humans

• Services distributed over indoor and outdoor environments (3D service robotics)

• Acceptability and usability

• Real environments (and not only realistic)

• Investigation and management of legal, social and ethical issues in real environments

• Creating permanent infrastructures beyond the end of Robot-Era project


Cooperating robots to take care of elderly from the street… to the home!

Robot-Era Platforms


Phase 1

� End-user needs analysis

� Service robotic design

� Study of acceptability and usability

Phase 2

� Development of two sets of robotic systems in the two pilot sites– Peccioli (IT), town

oriented– Orebro (SE),

residence oriented

Robot-Era: first results


Phase 1

� End-user needs analysis

� Service robotic design

� Study of acceptability and usability



� End-user needs were identified and designed with a service and user oriented approach.

Focus groups: 4 in Italy (N=32 elderly)

2 in Germany (N=13 elderly) 1 Sweden (N= 4 elderly)

Focus groups & Workshops: 24 in Italy (N=12 seniors, N=12 stakeholders)

11 in Germany (N=6 seniors, N=5 professionals)

Interviews: 24 in Italy (N=12 seniors, N=12 stakeholders)

11 in Germany (N=6 seniors, N=5 professionals)

Phase 1: methodology

► Refinement of the services

► Development of new scenarios

► Refinement of the older people needs

► Refinement of the initial scenarios

►Evaluation of thenew scenarios

►Usability/Acceptability requirements analysis


� Services @ Home

� Services @ Condominium

� Services @ Outdoor

Phase 1: results

� Carrying objects� Reducing the domestic risk

of accidents� Supporting health

management� Remanding tasks and

events� Enhancing social

communication and relationship

� Service communication to flat owner

� Going out for a walk� Social local service

information, surveillance


� Services in the Town (distributed in the town and provided by cooperation of three robots)

Phase 1: results

� Home shopping service� Waste collection service


Acceptability issues

� A new technology should be a medium for connecting and supporting the relationships and not a substitute of humans.

� The highest requested characteristic is the flexibility to the changing needs, and a high level of customization, directly in the context of use with the specific user.

� The opportunity of doing recreational activities with the robots is highly appreciated by the elderly with a higher level of education, engaged in leisure activities.

� The fear of being not able to use the robots or the stigmatization were considered low barriers, while having some skills in technology was highly recommended.

� Older people with cognitive decline was considered a not appropriate target of the platform.


Technological issues

� The robot is not a self-standing device: it is part of a system (AmI, AAL, etc.)

� We are well aware and want to make best use of the new technologies being developed around us (web, domotics, tablets, skype, home entertainment, etc.)

� Robots have two unique capabilities vs all other web devices: mobility and manipulation. So we should exploit these capabilities as a priority

� A unique feature is the concept of moving objects from/to an apartment, the condominium and outdoor

� Importance of empathy between user and robot

� Additional functions (surveillance, etc.)� Design, safety, cost, technical, feasibility, acceptability,

stakeholders


Phase 2

� Development of two sets of robotic systems in the two pilot sites– Peccioli (IT), town

oriented– Orebro (SE),

residence oriented



Peccioli, Pisa (IT)

� Small ancient village� A Living Lab spread over

an entire small town� DomoCasa Living Lab

Länsgården, Orebro (SE)

� Residential apartments� Senior with special needs

and care� Health center with medical

service

Phase 2: Pilot Sites


Phase 2: experimental scenarios

1. Peccioli (indoor and outdoor)-Objects transportation and manipulation-Cleaning (windows, WC, kitchen, dusting) -Garbage collection-Drugs and shopping delivery-Walking support-Additional tasks for communication and monitoring

2. Örebro-Objects transportation and manipulation (indoor. 1st floor apartment)-Cleaning (windows, WC, kitchen, dusting) -Laundry support and food serving (condominium, 8th floor common area)-Additional tasks for communication and monitoring


� Control Center for safety and security of Robot-Era services

� failure of the robot to perform operations;

� damages of mechanical and electrical parts of the robotic platform and AmI;

� general malfunctioning;� difficulty of end-users to interact

with Robot-Era services;� possible damages for things or

people;� acts of vandalism;� etc.

Phase 2: Robot-Era ecosystem

• autonomous mode • tele-operated mode


� Domestic� Condominium� Urban

Phase 2: Robot-Era platforms


Phase 2: first sketches


• 6 robotic platforms, fully integrated in indoor and outdoor smart environments

• A set of 13 robotic services• 3 different scenarios (indoor, condominium,

outdoor)• 14 months of field trials• 70+40 end users involved in trials• 2 validation sites, in Italy and in Sweden• A competent, well integrated, interdisciplinary,

committed consortium• 1 full town ready to support: the Municipality

and the citizens of Peccioli• A unique opportunity for a EU project to

accelerate the application of service robots for ageing well

Concluding remarks


After Robot-Era, what?

Future works

Maintaining welfare is a major European and Global challenge.Robot Companions for Citizens is an enabling ICT technology

for SUSTAINABLE WELFARE

We took this opportunity to address the challenge of the DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT, and we proposed a FET

Flagship initiative on the theme of ROBOT COMPANIONS FOR CITIZENS

The Official Launch of the 6 Flagship Pilot Projects @ the fet11

Conference, Budapest, May 4, 2011 by EU Commissioner Neelie

Kroes


Questions?


� Robot-Era Project Coordinator:Prof. Paolo [email protected]+39 050 883420Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The Biorobotics Institute, Pontedera (Pisa), Italy

� Robot-Era Project Manager:Dr. Filippo [email protected]+39 050 883474 or +39 0587 672152Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The Biorobotics Institute, Pontedera (Pisa), Italy

In case of questions, please contact:

Contacts: www.robot-era.eu

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