OMNIAROBOCARE: A robotic system to ease loneliness and foster socialization

Abstract

The OMNIAROBOCARE project, funded by the Tuscany Region, aims at developing a technological-robotic kit prototype which is functional to the progressive prolongation of life expectancy, social assistance and home care for the elderly or frail users. This system makes not only an accurate and steady monitoring of daily life activities available to them, but it provides frail users with a system able to defeat loneliness conditions and to foster socialization activities as well. Miscellaneous testing and experimentation activities are going to be undertaken over the months to come in order to develop a first prototype represented by a solution able to support patients during daily life activities, enabling them to carry out their life in their own living environment and to remain independent as long as possible. This paper illustrates the project and its main goals, the analysis activities and experimentation stages.