Interview with Salzburg Research

Salzburg Research was interviewed by the Kronen Zeitung about the “groundbreaking” Buddy. The “ideal companion for the elderly”. Read the full article (in German) here.

Buddy at the “Long night of research” in Austria

Buddy Long night of research

Salzburg Research presented Buddy at the “Long night of research”. This nationwide press conference took place throughout Austria. In this exciting event, which included more than 200 institutions, curious minds could engage with scientists to learn more about their work. Salzburg Research was in Vienna with the social robot “Buddy” as “federal state representative” for the […]

Pilot study at Amstelhuis in Amsterdam

Buddy on the bike

With the advancements in language processing, it becomes possible to have a fluent conversation with a robot. In this pilot and student project, older users interacted with a robot that was aware of their expressions (through additional hardware). We were happy to be able to bring Buddy (in Amsterdam fashion by cargo bike) to the […]

Consortium meeting in Amsterdam

Buddy Consortium meeting

We got together at VicarVision Headquarters in Amsterdam for a valuable first physical meeting of our consortium. We started the meeting with a social event and had a nice vegan dinner. During our day sessions, we delved into the aspired functionalities of the product, looked into ethical values in a workshop, and presented some ideas […]

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