Project description Cognitive Systems and RoboticsFROG proposes to develop a guide robot with a winning personality and behaviors that will engage tourists in a fun exploration of outdoor attractions. The work encompasses innovation in the areas of vision-based detection, robotics design and navigation, human-robot interaction, affective computing, intelligent agent architecture and dependable autonomous outdoor robot operation. The FROG robots’ fun personality and social visitor-guide behaviors aim to enhance the user experience and increase knowledge transfer as information is offered through multi-sensory interaction. FROG adapts its behavior to the users through vision-based detection of human engagement and interest. FROG plans to build a highly dependable robot that operates autonomously in populated outdoor real-world settings. Show the project objective Hide the project objective FROG proposes to develop a guide robot with a winning personality and behaviors that will engage tourists in a fun exploration of outdoor attractions. The work encompasses innovation in the areas of vision-based detection, robotics design and navigation, human-robot interaction, affective computing, intelligent agent architecture and dependable autonomous outdoor robot operation.The FROG robots' fun personality and social visitor-guide behaviors aim to enhance the user experience. FROG's behaviors will be designed based on the findings of systematic social behavioral studies of human interaction with robots. FROG adapts its behavior to the users through vision-based detection of human engagement and interest.Interactive augmented reality overlay capabilities in the body of the robot will enhance the visitor's experience and increase knowledge transfer as information is offered through multi-sensory interaction. Gesture detection capabilities further allow the visitors to manipulate the augmented reality interface to explore specific interests.FROG plans to build a highly dependable robot that operates autonomously in populated outdoor real-world settings. New robust outdoor localization and navigation algorithms based on 6 DOF localization and SLAM will offer precise localization that is required for human-friendly navigation and optimal positioning of the robot's augmented reality overlays. Moreover, robust, safety-critical, human-aware navigation algorithms will be developed, taking into account human interaction at all levels.The intelligent agent architecture is a platform that will allow the integration of low-level guidance and communication controls with high-level interaction generation including affective computing algorithms and contextual recognition. This approach will lead to the creation of a new generation of highly sophisticated autonomous outdoor robotic guide services. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencesocial sciencespsychologybehavioural psychologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Address Spui 21 1012WX Amsterdam Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vanessa Evers (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 158 778,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE Spain EU contribution € 304 692,00 Address Carretera de utrera km 1 41013 Sevilla See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Marta Mercado (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE Netherlands EU contribution € 482 765,00 Address Drienerlolaan 5 7522 NB Enschede See on map Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Benno Pals (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window YDREAMS - INFORMATICA S.A. Participation ended Portugal EU contribution € 152 461,00 Address Campus faculdade ciencas tecnologias universidade nova de lisboa qt torre monte caparica 2829 516 Caparica See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mónica Pedro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window IDMIND - ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS LDA Portugal EU contribution € 306 604,00 Address Estrada do paco do lumiar - polo tecnologico de lisboa lote 1 1600546 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paulo Alvito (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE United Kingdom EU contribution € 494 690,00 Address South kensington campus exhibition road SW7 2AZ London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Shaun Power (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
