EURON is a community of people with a common interest: robots. Its purpose is to bring together the best groups and resources in research, industry and education in Europe and to demonstrate Europe's world class position in robotics.

In EURON, scientists, industrialists and educators work together towards the dream of the next generation of robots.

Care-O-bot is a mobile service robot which has the capability tointeract with and assist humans in typical housekeeping tasks. Of central importance is making interactions between people and machines as natural as possible. In addition to fetch-and-carry duties, this includes tasks such as setting the table or performing basic cleaning. The robot assistant will have to be able to move through the various rooms of the home without colliding with furniture or people.

Care-O-bot has already proven its ability to operate safely and reliably in public environments. Three similar entertainment robots were installed in March 2000 in the "Museum für Kommunikation Berlin" where they continue to safely and autonomously move among the visitors.

Read more at www.care-o-bot.de