Robosoft has declared the Kompaï R&D Robot which is developed to assist elderly and handicapped people in their homes. It could also be used as a receptionist. Users can interact with the robot via speech recognition and synthesis or a touch screen. It also has a WiFi connection and can do autonomous navigation. The first edition of the robot is intended for developers so that they can start creating robotics applications.
The robuBox software system is based on Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio and includes a 3D simulation of the robot in an apartment environment which allows developers to get started without a real robot.
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