Gold Medal at the International Exhibition for Inventions and Innovations
We are pleased to announce that during the XIV International Invention and Innovation Fair INTARG® 2021, which took place on 15 and 16 June 2021, the project “Robo-Assistant as an element of equipment of the elderly person’s control centre” in which we were partners implemented at the Silesian University of Technology (Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology) in the formula PBL received a GOLD MEDAL.
The invention relates to a robotic platform in the form of a multifunctional table supporting elderly people to facilitate daily functioning and social communication. It consists of a platform (a driving base with a camera), shelves, drawers for medical equipment, an extendable tabletop and an integrated mobile phone with applications enabling, recording of blood pressure measurement results, reminding to drink the right amount of water and driving to the right place. The robotic platform is designed to improve the work of staff caring for dependent persons. It can be used in hospitals, nursing homes, and private homes, i.e. anywhere where dependent persons may reside.
Authors: Chuchnowska Iwona, Białas Katarzyna, Labus Agnieszka , Benek Iwona, Dapa Patrycja, Dziaduła Wiktoria, Franitza Paweł, Skolarczyk Michał, Niedźwiedź Sandra, Sładczyk Sandra
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