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Kawasaki readies Home LEO, a robot dog that watches over elderly people, with a 2028 launch targeted
According to the Korean site Robot Newspaper, Japanese group Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed a prototype social robot to help elderly people stay in their own homes.
Home LEO keeps the elderly person company: it chats with them and checks that they are safe. It relies on AI to understand what is happening around it and to decide on its own what to do.
The robot continuously collects data on the person's daily life: habits, preferences, what they eat, what they wear and their home. It uses this to hold conversations with them and help them day to day.
When needed, this information can be passed to hospitals or care homes so that the person receives suitable care, according to the manufacturer.
Kawasaki plans trials with Japanese ministries, local authorities, care facilities and AI companies. The group is aiming for a market launch in 2028.
The group already supplies hospitals and care homes with a surgical assistance robot, hinotori, an indoor delivery robot, FORRO, and a semi-humanoid, Nyokkey. With Home LEO, it wants to bring its healthcare robots into the homes of elderly people.
Source
- 로봇신문 Robot Newspaper · irobotnews.com
