SWEET · Social aWareness for sErvicE roboTs

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Project objective

To develop autonomous robots that are able to comply with social conventions and expectations, and avoid rejection from humans requires that robots must be aware of the social context in which they operate. To this extent, robots need to be endowed with high levels of reactivity, proactivity, responsiveness, and intelligibility. The Doctoral Network - Industrial Doctorates on Social aWareness for sErvicE roboTs (SWEET) aims at training a new generation of research and professional figures able to advance the development of socially aware robots capable of perceiving, interpreting, and responding to human emotions, intentions, and cultural differences.The training program will offer a diverse curriculum, encompassing theoretical knowledge, hands-on technical skills, and real-world application scenarios. The network's interdisciplinary approach includes various fields, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, human-robot interaction, computer vision, and cognitive sciences. Doctoral candidates will be immersed in cutting-edge research and innovation, gaining insights from the experience of both industrial and academic acclaimed research groups. The network will place a strong emphasis on ethical considerations and responsible innovation, deploying socially aware robots aligned with societal values and promoting inclusivity. Doctoral Candidates will also have the opportunity to participate in a unique coaching program for continuous professional development of their soft and leadership individual skills. Integration Milestones following a Scenario-Based Learning approach will provide co-working activities where collaborative design/implementation is fostered. The inter-sectoral collaboration between academia, user groups’ representatives, business developers, and robot manufacturers of the project will further strengthen the novelty and impact of the research and training, and that research results are economically, socially, and technically feasible.

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Participants

• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II · NapoliCoordinatorItaly
• AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridSpain
• ALISYS DIGITAL SL · MADRIDSpain
• BETTERING OUR WORLDS (BOW) LTD · SHEFFIELDUnited Kingdom
• ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE TECHNIQUES AVANCEES · PALAISEAUFrance
• FUNDACIO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D'HEBRON - INSTITUT DE RECERCA · BARCELONASpain
• FURHAT ROBOTICS AB · StockholmSweden
• Fondazione IDIS-Città della Scienza · NapoliItaly
• Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH · Offenbach/MainGermany
• INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS · PalaiseauFrance
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology · SeoulSouth Korea
• NAVER FRANCE · ParisFrance
• PAL ROBOTICS SLU · BARCELONASpain
• RT Corporation · TokyoJapan
• SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA · PisaItaly
• SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY · SheffieldUnited Kingdom
• UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA · BadajozSpain
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LEON · LeonSpain
• UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD · BielefeldGermany
• UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA · BARCELONASpain
• UNIVERSITETET I OSLO · OsloNorway
• UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK · CorkIreland
• UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG · HamburgGermany
• United Robotics Group GmbH · BochumGermany
• knowledge for business srl · NapoliItaly

Links

• View on CORDIS
• DOI: 10.3030/101168792
• https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e52cbe3d4b&appId=PPGMS