Nursebot Project - Robotic Assistants for the Elderly

The project Personal Robotic Assistants for the Elderly (PEARL) is an
inter-disciplinary multi-university research initiative focused on robotic
technology for the elderly that brings together researchers from the
University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.  

The goal of our project is to develop mobile, personal service robots that
assist elderly people suffering from chronic disorders in their everyday
life. We are currently developing anautonomous mobile robot that "lives" in a
private home of a chronically ill elderly person.  

Links:
Project homepage:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~nursebot/

Photo:
http://www.rdmag.com/images/0609/engineering.jpg
Ken Andreyo, Carnegie Mellon University

Caption:
Developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of
Pittsburgh, Pearl, the Nursebot, could be used to prompt people with failing
memories to take medicine or visit a doctor.