A Social Assistive Robot in an Intelligent Environment

Abstract

In the HOBBIT project Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) sensors and actuators establish an intelligent envi-ronment within which a socially assistive robot supports old users in daily living. Robot and AAL environment together construct a shared context and benefit from complementing each other for enhancing context awareness and interaction with the user. Scenarios for user interaction were developed and demonstrated in a smart room in order to explore the benefits for the intended user groups.