Research Projects

HoLLiECares
A multifunctional service robot to support professional care in hospitals
Start: 02/2020
End: 01/2023

Multifunctional service robots have the potential to support nursing practice in the future. However, to date, there are only a few robots that are ready for use in nursing practice. With the further development of the existing HolliE service robotics platform, this project worked on implementing new concrete ideas.
Various functions of assistance and socially interactive robots were combined on a trial basis and tested. The aim was to test how a wide range of tasks in nursing care could be covered in the future and how professional nursing care could be specifically supported and relieved.

Components of the HoLLiE service robotics platform were developed and evaluated for three nursing care tasks, each with two scenarios. For example, it was investigated how the transport of larger objects and the provision of care utensils by the robot can relieve the burden on nursing staff. In addition, tests were carried out to see how walking assistance for patients can support nursing staff. Automated care process documentation and control of material stocks were also tested. The scenarios were implemented in real-life operations at the affiliated clinics in order to meet the requirements for practical and target group-oriented development and evaluation.

Role of the FZI
The FZI has focused primarily on possibilities for robot-assisted walking assistance, sorting medication, and pushing a wheelchair using HoLLiE. The HoLLiE service robot was developed in-house by the FZI (see link below for further information).

Contact person
Department Manager
Division: Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering
Headquarters Karlsruhe

Research focus
Applied Artificial Intelligence

AI from research to practice: We promote applied AI for business and small and medium-sized enterprises, integrating technology with law and ethics.

Robotics

We develop mobile systems and autonomous walking robots for use in space travel, industry, and public spaces. We put them to the test in the FZI Living Lab Service Robotics.

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