Duration: 01.01.2012 > 31.12.2015
The Robot-Era Project has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement num. 288899
FP7 - ICT - Challenge 5: ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance
The Japan Quality Assurance Organization has conducted certification based on the draft version of the international safety standard for service robots (ISO/DIS 13482), and issued a certificate on February 27 to the existing model of the "Robot Suit HAL® for well-being," which CYBERDYNE Co., Ltd. has commercialized through rental or lease agreements since 2010.
The verification method for wearable robotic suits that was used in this certification was developed by Japan Quality Assurance and other institutions as a part of the Project for Practical Application of Service Robots. Safety tests that were necessary for this certification were conducted in the "Center for Service Robot Safety Verification," which was established by the project.
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Implementation and integration of advanced Robotic systems and intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing population