REMIND project Summer school
Terje Grimstad, Karde, gave a lecture about Social robots and the engAGE project at the REMIND project Summer school in Artimino in Italy, close to Florence, 18th October 2022. REMIND is an H2020 project about reminding technologies for people with dementia. University of Ulster from Belfast is the coordinator. Many participants from universities in Europe, Korea and Argentine and European businesses were present. Novilunio, an Italian interest organisation from Padova for people dementia, was also present.
We had fruitful discussions about which potential effects social robots may have on the target group. It was agreed that robots will play an increasing role in dementia care, due to an increasing number of people with dementia and lack of health personnel in the coming years.
The Future of Social Robotics to Assist the Ageing Population
TUC team co-organized together with Roberta Bevilacqua from INRCA and Andrei Marin from IRIS the “The Future of Social Robotics to Assist the Ageing Population” workshop 20th October 2022 at the European Online Week of Active and Healthy Ageing. Several AAL projects were present at the workshop.
TUC participated in several workshops, created awareness about engAGE mission and objectives and interacted with other AAL projects representatives.
European Researchers’ Night
The European Researchers’ Night is a European public event that showcases the various facets of science and how it influences the everyday lives of citizens, presented in enjoyable and inspiring ways. This event occurred simultaneously in 26 countries on Friday, 29th September 2023. During the Ancona event, organised by the Marche Polytechnic University, the Engage project gained high visibility.
Radio Arancia, which has thousands of listeners every day, hosted engineer Giulio Amabili, who illustrated the project in its entirety with a short spot on Artificial Intelligence.
The European Researchers’ Night aims to bring research and researchers closer to the public, highlight outstanding research projects in Europe and beyond, cultivate young people’s interest in science and research careers, and demonstrate the tangible impact of researchers’ efforts on people’s daily lives. Every year, the European Researchers’ Night attracts over 1 million attendees from Europe and other parts of the world.
