University Robots to Improve the Care of Older People, Patients, and Autistic
  Children
From: Lancashire Post - 10/16/2017
By: Iain Lynn

Researchers at Edge Hill University in the UK are developing robots designed
to help monitor and care for the elderly, patients, and autistic children.
The researchers have spent the past several months training a toddler-sized
robot, called Robbie, to recognize 90 common objects as well as human actions
and emotions. Robbie uses large-scale annotated image databases to learn
about the world and then recognize objects and actions, guess the gender and
estimate the age of a person, and determine what emotions that person is
feeling. The researchers say this type of robotic system could become a
companion to both children and older adults. "Initially we see Robbie being
most useful in residential care homes where he can be a companion to
residents and can keep an eye on them, watching and recording what they eat,
drink, if they take their medication, their emotions, and more," says Edge
Hill University researcher Ardhendu Behera.

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Link:
Ardhendu Behera
https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/computerscience/academic-staff/ardhendu-behera