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 new study "World Robotics 2014 - Service Robots" of IFR Statistical Department reports that "robotics in personal and domestic applications has experienced strong global growth with relatively few mass-market products categories: floor cleaning robots, robo-mowers and robots for edutainment. Future product visions point to domestic robots of higher sophistication, capability and value, such as assistive robots for supporting the elderly, for helping out with household chores and for entertainment".
Strong increase of personal and domestic service robots
Implementation and integration of advanced Robotic systems and intelligent Environments in real scenarios for the ageing population