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Medical Assistance Systems

Medical model of a torso with a person in surgical clothing standing next to it. The staff, people are holding the heart removed from the model.
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Flobi

Flobi robot head
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Flobi is an anthropomorphic robot head that combines a modular system with a sensor head. It includes 18 degrees of freedom for facial expressions (mouth/lips, eyes, eyebrows, eyelids, neck). Due to the modular design, the underlying hardware is quickly accessible and the visual features of the robot (e.g. hairstyle, facial features) can be easily changed.

 

The Bielefeld Anthropomorphic Robot Head "Flobi"

Flobi robot head Play
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Gallery

  • Flobi shows different emotions
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  • Flobi robot head
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  • Woman interacts with Flobi
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Projects

People in blue overalls with robot Nao
Bielefeld University

The aim of the SoziRob project is to develop intelligent robots with social interaction capabilities that help astronauts to better cope with the physical and psychological stress of long-term missions in a closed habitat. This includes the development, implementation and evaluation of a motivation module for the qualitative and quantitative improvement of fitness training to prevent amyothrophy. In addition, social activities are to be stimulated by playing pairs of games with the Flobi robot.

child talks with robot pepper
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Six different pictures from different perspectives of Flobi
University of Bielefeld

The SFB 673, project C2 deals with communication, which cannot be regarded as a pure instrument of information exchange. Communication research must also address affective components, i.e. the communication of emotions or emotional evaluations of the topics discussed. We hypothesise that successful communication is partly based on an agreement between the communication partners on the evaluation of the content discussed.

In the course of a debate that leads to a subjectively or objectively accepted outcome, they may have harmonised their evaluations, their attitudes towards the topics and their emotional expressions.

In our project, we analyse dialogues in real and in close, experimental settings to identify interpersonal parallels and sequences in emotion expression in normal and disrupted communication. In this way, a model for "emotional alignment" was formulated to be evaluated in human-robot interactions (HRI).

Flobi simulation with GAZE-AID facial recognition
Bielefeld University

ADHD is often overlooked or misdiagnosed in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) - with far-reaching consequences for everyday life and quality of life. The GAZE-AID research project is therefore developing an innovative, technology-supported diagnostic approach based on eye-tracking. The aim is to develop a reliable, objective and accessible method that is specifically tailored to the needs of people with IB. The aim is to reduce misdiagnosis and overmedication and enable targeted treatments.

Person in wheelchair works with Flobi simulation
Bielefeld University

IDWorkSupport is an innovative assistance system that supports people with intellectual disabilities (ID) with attention training in everyday working life.

The system is designed to help improve attention, concentration and cognitive skills to enable better participation in working life.

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