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Compassionate, Adaptive, Robust and Explainable Robots<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Developing the next generation of socially-aware, adaptive and trustworthy robotic systems for human-centred care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The RoboCARE framework is built around four interconnected research pillars. Together they enable socially-aware perception, adaptive intelligence, explainable decision-making and embodied robotic assistance for trustworthy human-centred care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Social perception & multimodal understanding.<\/p>

Understanding people through\u00a0vision, speech, emotion and\u00a0<\/span>activity recognition.


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Adaptive intelligence &\u00a0personalised assistance.<\/span><\/p>

Learning from users and contexts to continuously personalise robotic behaviour, interaction strategies and assistance.

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Explainable interaction &\u00a0trustworthy communication<\/span><\/p>

Providing transparent explanations, intuitive communication and understandable AI decisions that strengthen user trust.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Embodied robotic behaviour &\u00a0real-world deployment<\/span><\/p>

Integrating perception, adaptation and explainability into autonomous robotic systems operating in healthcare environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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RoboCARE will be validated through two representative experimental environments, designed to assess socially-aware perception, adaptation, explainability and navigation under realistic human\u2013robot interaction conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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USE CASE 01<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In the domestic environment, RoboCARE will evaluate how a service robot understands indoor spaces, recognises human activities and emotional responses, adapts its behaviour and communicates its decisions during everyday interaction.<\/p>

The scenarios examine place-aware navigation, action-aware adaptation, affective feedback learning and explainable human\u2013robot dialogue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Explainable Dialogue<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the crowded environment, RoboCARE will evaluate how a service robot perceives changing social density, navigates safely among multiple people and adapts its motion and interaction behaviour in dynamic shared spaces.<\/p>

The scenarios examine crowd-aware navigation, place-and-crowd adaptation, behavioural familiarity and explainable human\u2013robot communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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RoboCARE is developed by the Robotics and Automation Laboratory of Democritus University of Thrace, bringing together researchers in robotics, artificial intelligence, human\u2013robot interaction and trustworthy autonomous systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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“Our vision is to develop socially-aware, adaptive and explainable robotic systems that naturally collaborate with people in everyday environments.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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