Innovatie

INF Robitics, Rudy

Ontwikkeling

INF Robotics Inc. will disrupt the $16.1 Billion tele-home & tele-medicine market with
its robotic caregiver platform. The caregiver robot will provide communication to
caregivers from the safety, security and convenience of the user’s home, medication
reminders as well as assistive and safety features to enhance the user’s at-home
experience. The caregiver robot will provide more features than current solutions on the
market and at a more competitive price.
We have developed an affordable (<$5000) home healthcare robot designed for users to provide telecommunication capabilities to doctors from any room
in their home. Rudy will provide assistive and safety features that will allow seniors to age in place and maintain their independence. Examples are OCoM(overloading center of mass) alleviation, SCO(Safety Call Out) in the event the senior falls and (MTrack) to
ensure medication is taken. Rudy can communicate with the senior via verbal commands and respond back as well as intelligently navigate the senior's living space. The companionship component of the robot has proven very valuable to seniors in our 8 months of focus group testing.

Digitalisering

Robotica

Regio Niet uit Nederland of Vlaanderen

Wouter Kracht

http://www.INFRobotics.com

Probleemstelling

Rudy will allow seniors to age in place, providing feature that enhance their comfort, safety and security as well.
We have identified other spaces, such as those with limited mobility due to a disability and thus we have designed our own robotic arm that will allow the user to do manipulation tasks, while allowing us to maintain our ease of use and affordability requirements.

Oplossing

An affordable home healthcare robot designed for users to provide telecommunication capabilities to doctors from any room in their home. Rudy will provide assistive and safety features that will allow seniors to age in place and maintain their independence.

Doelgroep

USA: Seniors 41+M (Grows by 10,000 each day)
Dutch: 14.9 % of population is over age 65

Additional Spaces for earnings opportunity:
Individuals with Disabilities
Hospitals

Verdienmodel

The unit is available to users for less than $5000

Concurrentie

We have designed this from the ground up with the seniors needs in mind. We offer more features that a senior needs than current tele-presence robots at a more affordable price.

Unieke kenmerken

We have designed this robot from the ground up, electrical architecture, drive system, form factor (very important for seniors that it presents itself in a friendly manner), robotic arm, structure and intelligence(algorithms). Since we have complete control over the robot and its internal workings, we can quickly adapt to users needs as they evolve/change over time.

We have created a real world, realistic solution for seniors and those with limited mobility to use today, that is affordable and easy to use.

We have recently been selected as one of the top 30 Robot Start ups in the world (2014)and also recognized by AARP as a top innovative solution for seniors to age in place.(2014)

Intellectueel eigendom

Yes

Organisatie

C corporation, board of directors, board of advisors. We have a very unique team that has a diverse range of experience needed to make this solution possible as well as team members that have decades of experience in their related fields.

Implementatiestrategie

We will utilize existing distribution channels and have already signed an agreement with a regional distributor in our area. We have a detailed plan for implementation, the internet will play a role to inform children of seniors that this solution is available for their parents and represents a 45% cost savings versus hired help and can save the children $3K-$5K every month that a senior stays out of an assisted living home.