A bio-inspired living lab as a robot exoskeleton

Abstract

We propose a "bio-inspired" architecture of a living lab based on a robot operating system, in order to facilitate maintaining senior people autonomy at home. A highly personalized approach is possible in the personal home environment, which should adapt to its inhabitants along their life, providing a personalized robotic physical assistance together with a cognitive and mnesic support. The described architecture is completely modular, providing the opportunity to include more features, sensors and actuators in the living lab in the future. An example of indoor localization using depth cameras is described. It illustrates both the ability to use existing sensors with high interoperability and how the system can be extended. A scenario of activity treated by the system is also discussed.