The aim of the collaborative research project "JuBot – Young at heart with robots: Versatile assistance robotics for managing everyday life" is to develop humanoid robots and exoskeletons with assistance functions that support elderly people in accomplishing everyday tasks. Thereby, the focus is on personalizing the assistance functions in order to optimally adapt the systems to the very individual needs of older people. The project is divided into four research areas: (A) Mechano-Informatics of Assistive Robot Technologies, (B) Personalized and Context-Sensitive Assistance, (C) Motor and Cognitive Training, and (D) Future Living with Assistive Robots. The scientific contribution of the BioMotion Center is assigned to research area (C). Specifically, the goal is to develop coupled biomechanical human-robot models to optimize the personalization process. Furthermore, concepts are developed how the motor performance of elderly people can be diagnosed with the help of humanoid robot systems and exoskeletons and how motor performance can be improved or maintained by robot-assisted, personalized training programs.

Duration

• 2021 - 2026

Partners

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Asfour (IAR, KIT)
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Hein (IAR, KIT)
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. S. Matthiesen (IPEK, KIT)
• Prof. Dr. A. Woll (IfSS, KIT)
• Dr. J. Krell-Rösch (IfSS, KIT)

Funding

• Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung