Elder Care Robot Kompaï From Robosoft

At the ILTCI 2010, (Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference), in New Orleans on March 14th-17th, French robotic company Robotsoft will introduce the robot Kompaï.

Kompaï is a companion style robot that can speak, understand verbal commands, navigate a home and always stays connected to the internet.  Kompaï can remember appointments and make shopping lists as well.

This very first version is called Kompaï R&D, is intended for developers who want to implement their own robotics application for assistance of dependent persons.

The Robosoft press release states:

Kompaï is intended to help dependent persons in their daily lives. It is a mobile and communicative product. Somewhat like a dog, it has its “basket”, which is the recharging dock that it heads back to when its batteries are low. Equipped with speech, it is able to understand simple orders and give a certain level of response. It knows its position within the house, how to get from one point to another on demand or on its own initiative, and it remains permanently connected to the internet and all its associated services.

Click through for an impressive video of an elderly man interacting with Kompaï.

Link via (IEEE Spectrum)