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New Publication “Co-Robots as Care Robots”
The paper „Co-Robots as Care Robots“ by Oliver Bendel, Alina Gasser and Joel Siebenmann was accepted at the AAAI 2020 Spring Symposia.
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Future Day 2019
Five children visited F&P Robotics as part of Future Day 2019. They visited our production and assembled single parts, programmed the robots, took part in marketing activities and designed robots according to their ideas and wishes.
Project About the Implementation of Service Robotics in the Field of Elderly Care
F&P Robotics are excited to create new business models in a 2 years project about the implementation of service robotics in the field of elderly care. Looking forward to a great collaboration with Fachhochschule Graubünden, FHS St. Gallen, Universität St. Gallen, NTB Hochschule für Technik and Genossenschaft Wohnen im Alter (Haus Viva).
Lio for the First Time at a Tetraplegic’s Home
The assistance robot Lio is being used for the first time by a tetraplegic at home. The test is supported by ParaHelp, a subsidiary of the Paraplegic Foundation, so that Lio can become a real help for people with spinal paralysis.
EUnited Robotics Members Event
F&P Robotics attended the EUnited Robotics members’ assembly in Brussels on 18 October 2019. The new Chairman of EUnited Robotics for the period 2019-2022 was elected – Wilfried Eberhardt, Chief Marketing Officer, KUKA AG.
Campaign about “Diakonie and Robotics”
The “Association of Diaconal Employers in Germany” is the nationally active business association of Protestant institutions offering the entire spectrum of social services. It represents the interests of more than 180 diaconal carriers and mechanisms as well as five regional federations with approximately 400,000 persons employed. They published a campaign about “Diakonie and robotics – a contrast or not?”
F&P Robotics in DIH-Hero
F&P Robotics is part of the DIH-Hero EU-wide partner network will offer innovation connections.
F&P Robotics mentioned in NZZ article
The Newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” is one of the most famous ones in Zurich. They mentioned F&P Robotics as a promising Swiss Startup in robotics.
Lio in “Grosseltern Magazin”
The “Grosseltern Magazin” is a Swiss magazine about living with grandchildren. The November 2019 issue wrote an article about the future prospects of robots in care. The article mentions that Lio was developed to relieve nursing staff of repetitive tasks.
Host Milano
The Host Milano took take place the 18th until 22nd of October 2019. The barrobot Barney was part of the world’s leading trade fair dedicated to the world of catering and hospitality.