An intelligent assistant (IA) is a computer system endowed with artificial intelligence and/or
machine learning techniques capable of intelligently assisting people. IAs have gained in …

Due to technological advances, machines are increasingly present in people's daily lives.
Thus, there has been more and more effort to develop interfaces that provide an intuitive …

The constant growth of the population with mobility impairments has led to the development
of several gait assistance devices. Among these, smart walkers have emerged to provide …

Robot-assisted walking has become a popular research field for helping mobility-limited
people to walk more easily. Different from other walking-aid devices (eg exoskeletons and …

Background Gesture-based human-robot interaction (HRI) depends on the technical
performance of the robot-integrated gesture recognition system (GRS) and on the gestural …

The ever-increasing need for nursing care due to the aging population necessitates the
need for safe and efficient elder-assistant robots that can reduce the care burden on the …

Here we present the methodological principles and technologies, which compose the
backbone of designing the i-Walk platform Human Robot Interaction (HRI) environment. The …

In this paper, we report on the evaluation strategy and results obtained from the final end-
user evaluation process of an innovative robotic assistive device supporting mobility. More …

In recent years, advances in robotics and the constant growth of gait-related pathologies led
to the development of different assistive devices. Smart walkers provide natural and intuitive …

The MOBOT project has envisioned the development of cognitive robotic assistant
prototypes that act proactively, adaptively and interactively with respect to elderly humans …