Gasparzinho, the robotic friend who plays with the children at the Lisbon IPO, by João Sequeira
Episode 11 of Podcast "90 segundos de ciência", by Antena 1
The podcast "90 seconds of science", produced by Antena 1, aims to publicize the science that is carried out in Portugal.
João Sequeira, researcher at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR), and professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is responsible for the project MOnarCH (Multi-Robot Cognitive Systems Operating in Hospitals), a project whose objective is to develop new paradigms for interaction between robots and humans in a hospital environment.
Gasparzinho is a completely autonomous robot, which is active two hours a day, one hour in the morning and one in the afternoon, when it shares the playground with the children at IPO (Portuguese Oncology Institute).