SPRING is a UE project that aims to develop Socially Assistive Robots with the ability to perform multi-person interactions and have an open and extensive dialogue.
Social robotics has advanced so much in the last five years that social robots have been introduced into public spaces such as museums, airports, shopping malls, banks, company showrooms, hospitals, retirement homes… These robotic platforms, besides executing their classical robotic skills, such as navigation, grasping and manipulating objects, need to be able to communicate in the most natural way through cognitive interactions.
PAL Robotics’ role in the SPRING project is to design and manufacture prototypes of high-performance gerontechnological ARI robots, as well as integrate the software developed by partners. The goal is for the robot to be able to participate in different user-cases in a hospital environment, such as welcoming newcomers to the waiting room, helping with check-in/out forms, providing information about the consultation agenda, being guide to appointments, and also offering entertainment.
