Gnam is a robotic tool that seeks to promote the autonomy of elderly and/or dependent people by providing a method so that they can feed themselves without the need for an assistant.
Collaboration with: IRI
Goal
Improve support for the autonomy of people with dependency by providing a method so that they can eat on their own without the need for an assistant.
What does it consist of
AI EAT is a commercial feeding support robot that the Institute of Industrial Robotics of the UPC-CSIC, in collaboration with the PSPV, is adding features to respond to the needs of older people during the feeding process.
Development phases
- Identification of existing evidence.
- Co-creation with healthcare professionals to identify the needs of a feeding robot.
- Development of robot prototypes.
- Piloting and validation with end users.
- Implementation in healthcare and community environments.
- Evaluación de efectividad y seguridad.
Actual state
Pilot start in September 2022.