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# navel

the empathy robot for good care

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- [News](https://navelrobotics.com/news/) - Neueste Beiträge Navel now operates in nursing homes 4. Dezember 2023 Small series production of Navel has started 4. September 2023 artificial empathy at ZDF – Navel on German television 24. August 2023 „In-The-Wild“ Test: Navel in the nursing home 6. April 2023 Navel excites HRI researchers at Stockholm conference 21. März 2023 Linkedin
- [Navel now operates in nursing homes](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-now-operates-in-nursing-homes/) - As part of a pilot project, Navel is now also being used in nursing homes run by the Evangelische Heimstiftung and Johanniter Seniorenhäuser. Navel’s empathic interaction is intended to provide additional emotional and cognitive stimulation for those in need of care. At the same time, the aim is to relieve the burden on care staff
- [Small series production of Navel has started](https://navelrobotics.com/en/small-series-production-of-navel-has-started/) - We are very happy that we have now been able to start the small series production of Navel. We now want to produce around 5 robots per month and deliver them to our customers, who are already eagerly awaiting Navel. On the one hand, these are customers in the research field of human-robot interaction. The universities
- [artificial empathy at ZDF - Navel on German television](https://navelrobotics.com/en/artificial-empathy-at-zdf-navel-on-german-television/) - Understanding others, feeling with them, understanding what they think, what moves them: Empathy is the glue that holds our society together, the core competence in social interaction, and the competence goal of social robots. Biologist Jasmina Neudecker wants to find out more about it in the new „Terra Xplore“ season „Superpower Empathy.“Jasmina visited us in
- ["In-The-Wild" Test: Navel in the nursing home](https://navelrobotics.com/en/in-the-wild-test-navel-in-the-nursing-home/) - We were once again in a nursing home with Navel and tested the latest prototype. Thanks to the Pflegezentrum Eichenau, a home of the Innere Mission München. We had a total of 7 test subjects: male and female nursing home residents who are still relatively fit cognitively. Some, however, have limitations in hearing and vision.
- [Navel excites HRI researchers at Stockholm conference](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-excites-hri-researchers-at-stockholm-conference/) - Last week we were at HRI23 in Stockholm with Navel. This international conference is the most important in the field of Human-Robot Interaction. Many renowned researchers were there and looked at and reviewed Navel with a critical eye.I am happy to say that everyone was very enthusiastic about Navel. Most of them already know it
- [Funding round completed.](https://navelrobotics.com/en/funding-round-completed/) - We are happy to have found a great experienced team of investors with a fantastic network and broad know-how in the area of hardware startups as well as in the area of elderly care. So we are ready for the first small batch production and our adorable social robot Navel will be available in summer.
- [Navel performs at the annual reception of the Evangelische Heimstiftung](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-performs-at-the-annual-reception-of-the-evangelische-heimstiftung/) - The Evangelische Heimstiftung, with its approximately 10,000 employees, has a nice tradition of having a reception at the beginning of the year with all management and leadership. The Christian guiding principles and strategic themes of the year are presented. And this year Navel was able to play an important role in this.While Bernhard Schneider, CEO
- [Navel on the front page of the Süddeutsche Zeitung!](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-on-the-front-page-of-the-sueddeutsche-zeitung/) - This weekend, the Süddeutsche Zeitung published a three-page dossier on the topic of affective computing. That Navel plays an important role in it and is even featured on the front page is a great honor for us. The text by Andrian Kreye discusses the new possibilities of machines to recognize and react to emotions. What
- [Our robot learns to understand space.](https://navelrobotics.com/en/our-robot-learns-to-understand-space/) - Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is the computational problem of constructing a map of an environment while simultaneously keeping track of the robots location within it. We tested different 3D-sensors and SLAM algorithms combined with our NVIDIA Jetson board and reviewed the stability and performance. The shown case is based on ORB-SLAM2 with GPU enhancement
- [Progress of our visual perception pipeline](https://navelrobotics.com/en/progress-of-our-visual-perception-pipeline/) - This short clip shows our prototype for the visual perception pipeline we are currently developing for our social robot. The visual perception pipeline features deep neural networks optimized for inference on the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier AGX, which comprisesthe mtcnn face detector for face detection comprised out of 3 convolutional neural networks (CNN) (green boxes around
- [our ballbot prototype](https://navelrobotics.com/en/our-ballbot-prototype/) - We are testing different drive systems for our social robot. A ballbot is a nice way to give an upright robot a comparatively small footprint. Think, for example, of Pepper’s cantilevered tripod. It needs a lot of room to maneuver in living areas. There’s another advantage: tall robots with conventional drives on three or four
- [robot face prototype](https://navelrobotics.com/en/robot-face-prototype/) - Eye contact is one of the most important means of communication. We want to be seen. And we want to see when others look at us.Therefore, it is essential for a social robot to have the ability to make eye contact. Unfortunately, two eyes shown on a flat display cannot give the real impression of
- [our ballbot gets dynamic](https://navelrobotics.com/en/our-ballbot-gets-dynamic/) - Our second Ballbot version is already quite a bit more dynamic than the first. It’s really fun to drive around with it and test the limits.The new mechanics and new more complex controllers create a much more stable behavior, both when driving over uneven surfaces and when turning around its own axis.But there is still
- [verbal and nonverbal dialog with our head](https://navelrobotics.com/en/verbal-and-nonverbal-dialog-with-our-head/) - Gradually, we are getting closer and our head is becoming interactive.For social interactions and thus for social robots, verbal and nonverbal communication is essential. Therefore, we have put a lot of emphasis on the design of our head. Agile head movements with silent gearless drives and lively facial expressions enable expressive power. The high performance
- [our wheel platform](https://navelrobotics.com/en/our-wheel-platform/) - we have developed another locomotion platform for our social robot, which allows the tall robot figure to ride dynamically despite a small footprint, while always remaining stable.Stay tuned.
- [nonverbal capabilities and dialog strategies](https://navelrobotics.com/en/nonverbal-capabilities-and-dialog-strategies-of-social-robot-navel/) - In this demo we show the current state of NAVEL’s nonverbal and verbal dialog capabilities. There were a total of two recording sequences from which the demo is cut together.As a technical basis for the dialog system, we use RASA, which uses various AI modules for both the NLU process such as intent detection and
- [Navel at RO-MAN 2022 in Naples](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-at-ro-man-2022-in-naples/) - RO-MAN is one of the most important international conferences in the field of Human Robot Interaction (HRI). At this year’s conference in Naples, we were able to present Navel to researchers internationally for the first time.Navel’s eyes impressed the researchers the most. The liveliness and small saccade movements, the real eye contact create a whole
- [Ameca vs. Navel](https://navelrobotics.com/en/ameca-vs-navel/) - Because we are asked from time to time if our concept is outdated and android robots like Ameca are the future, here are a few thoughts.Ameca is cool. What Engineered Arts has achieved is very impressive, especially technically. However, we need to differentiate between technically impressive and emotionally winning. The danger in designing android robots
- [Navel wins hearts at the Pflege PLUS trade fair](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-wins-hearts-at-the-pflege-plus-trade-fair/) - We showed Navel to the nursing trade public at the PflegePLUS trade fair from 17 to 19 May and received a lot of positive feedback. The Evangelische Heimstiftung, one of the largest public institutions in Germany, invited us to present our start-up and Navel to the professional audience for the first time at the stand
- [VIVA research project completed](https://navelrobotics.com/en/viva-research-project-completed/) - On 17th of December 2021 we had our last team meeting.The almost three and a half years went by much too quickly. The BMBF research project VIVA officially ended at the end of December. Due to the Corona pandemic, the project could not be implemented 1:1 as originally planned. Thus, collaboration and user evaluations took
- [Körber Foundation: My Friend the Robot](https://navelrobotics.com/en/verbal-and-nonverbal-dialog-with-our-head-2/) - The Körber Foundation asked us to present our robot NAVEL on their thematic series „Logged in“. Together with Arne Manzeschke, professor of anthropology and ethics, and the moderator Katharina Heckendorf, we discussed the social potentials and risks that social robots have. We need to be especially mindful of vulnerable user groups. We agreed that social
- [first field tests with our Wizard of Oz prototype](https://navelrobotics.com/en/first-fild-tests-with-our-wizard-of-oz-prototype/) - In the last few months, we have done initial field tests with our Wizard-of-Oz prototype. We used it in nursing homes and a pediatric clinic with autistic children. A Wizard-of-Oz prototype is not autonomous but is controlled remotely. For this purpose, we can remotely control the robot with a browser interface on the laptop via
- [Would you want to be psychologically coached by social robots?](https://navelrobotics.com/en/would-you-want-to-be-psychologically-coached-by-social-robots/) - Originally, robots were developed to relieve us of physically demanding tasks. Psychological support was never intended. Just as it is repeatedly emphasized that artificial intelligence will not be used in psychological or socio-emotional fields as quickly. But the positive results of various studies show that we should rethink these basic assumptions.Already some years ago Reza
- [Why it pays off for elderly care homes to invest in social robots.](https://navelrobotics.com/en/why-it-pays-off-for-elderly-care-homes-to-invest-in-social-robots/) - Sometimes we are confronted with statements that in the nursing sector money is in principle scarce and therefore no money can be earned. This is of course only partly true. Nursing care is very expensive for people in need of care and their families. The nursing care industry itself can make a good living from
- [Social robots can positively influence interpersonal behavior](https://navelrobotics.com/en/social-robots-can-positively-influence-interpersonal-behavior/) - Many studies show how social robots can influence your emotions. A beautiful study from Yale University has now shown that social robots can even positively influence human behavior towards each other.A team of four is supposed to play a game on a tablet and cooperate together. A robot is the fourth man in each team.
- [Our material exploration](https://navelrobotics.com/en/our-material-exploration/) - For our first design prototype, we worked with a wide variety of material manufacturers and service providers. We want to test the possibilities of new materials and manufacturing processes in order to give our social robot not only a beautiful appearance, but also an appealing haptic. In addition, topics such as cleanability, heat dissipation and
- [Could our robot figure also support the care industry?](https://navelrobotics.com/en/could-our-robot-figure-also-support-the-care-industry/) - We have conducted interviews with larger and smaller care home operators to evaluate the extent to which our social robot could assist in the current challenges in nursing homes. As with any user research, we have gained some very valuable insights.We all know that the workload for the nursing staff is enormous and the lack
- [Two Patents Pending](https://navelrobotics.com/en/two-patents-pending/) - We are happy to announce that we have already filed two patents. Both are important for a strong expressiveness of a social robot.We filed the first patent for a process that allows the robot to make better eye contact with the user. Eyes realized with conventional flat displays do not clearly identify the viewing direction.
- [Social Robotics raises ethical questions: navel robotics on the radio](https://navelrobotics.com/en/social-robotics-raises-ethical-questions-navel-robotics-on-the-radio/) - Deutschlandfunk has made a contribution on ethical issues in the development of social robots. Also presented were navel robotics and the research project VIVA. Besides me, Arne Manzeschke, Professor of Anthropology and Ethics, was also interviewed. As part of the research project, we held a workshop on ethical issues. You can listen to the article
- [VIVA Team at Milestone 1](https://navelrobotics.com/en/viva-team-at-milestone-1/) - We are very excited that we have reached our first milestone of the research project very successfully.There are basic concepts for all important components and the software architecture. Most hardware components are chosen. The software frameworks are integrated in a first prototype. In a short time you will see some pictures!Furthermore, the communication and cooperation
- [navel robotics on Munich Creative Business Week](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-robotics-on-munich-creative-business-week/) - The agency Star (strategy, design, engineering and marketing services) has invited us to give a lecture at the MCBW. Wolfgang Klein from Star started with a super lecture on „Our Non-Human Colleagues – Designing for AI and Cobots“.We showed the connection between social robotics and UX design and asked the provocative question: Social Robotics –
- [The first working prototype!](https://navelrobotics.com/en/the-first-working-prototype/) - Robot development is a complex matter. Many different components of hardware and software form a complex system, which gives a meaningful whole only in the interaction. How can one nevertheless test partial components and their interaction at an early stage in agile development? Prototyping, prototyping, prototyping! And with a social robot, the prototype must also
- [Start](https://navelrobotics.com/en/start/) - It starts today, August 1st. Both the BMBF project starts officially today. As well as our office we move in today. Everything is very exciting. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that everything is going well.
- [Kickoff-Workshop of BMBF-Project VIVA](https://navelrobotics.com/en/kickoff-workshop-des-bmbf-projekts-viva/) - From 19 to 21 September the kickoff workshop took place with all partners in the consortium. A very good start. Everybody is fully committed. Design Thinking Workshops are great!
- [Our first VIVA-Prototyp!](https://navelrobotics.com/en/hallo-welt/) - Everything starts small. We bought various camera sensors and screwed them together with the Nvidia Jetson Tx2 Developer Kit to test the performance of various open source tools like Open Face, Open Pose, Yolo and various SLAM kits. Our first running prototype was done.

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- [Navel - der Empathie-Roboter für gute Pflege](https://navelrobotics.com/) - Navel ist ein empathischer sozialer Roboter, der für gute Stimmung und Aktivierung sorgt!
- [About Us](https://navelrobotics.com/en/about/) - Creating robotic beings you want to be with Our Mission We create empathetic robotic beings, social robots that people enjoy interacting with.By doing so, we are making the potential of robots and artificial intelligence available to everyone – especially in social areas.Tools are meant to expand our capabilities. However, artificial intelligence and robots can only
- [Über uns](https://navelrobotics.com/ueber-uns/) - Creating robotic beings you want to be with Unsere Mission Wir kreieren empathische Roboterwesen, soziale Roboter, mit denen man gerne interagiert.Damit machen wie die Potenziale von Robotern und künstlicher Intelligenz für jedermann verfügbar – insbesondere in sozialen Bereichen.Werkzeuge sollen unsere Fähigkeiten erweitern. Künstliche Intelligenz und Roboter können bisher aber nur von wenigen Experten eingesetzt werden.Mit
- [Impressum](https://navelrobotics.com/impressum/) - Impressum navel robotics GmbHAgnes-Pockels-Bogen 180992 MünchenTelefon: +49 (0) 89 8776 9826E-Mail: info@navelrobotics.comGeschäftsführer: Claude ToussaintRegistergericht: Amtsgericht MünchenRegisternummer: HRB 236333Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer gemäß § 27 a Umsatzsteuergesetz: DE 315431627
- [Jobs deutsch](https://navelrobotics.com/jobs/) - Jobs Senior ML Engineer (d/f/m) Senior ML Engineer (d/f/m) Wir bieten eine große Vision und spannende HerausforderungenWir sind ein eingespieltes, interdisziplinäres Team aus rund 14 erfahrenen Kolleg:innen, das eine der komplexesten Herausforderungen unserer Zeit erfolgreich gemeistert hat: die Entwicklung einer Roboterfigur, die wie ein lebendiges Wesen wirkt, deren sympathische Präsenz Menschen emotional berührt – und
- [Jobs english](https://navelrobotics.com/en/jobs-2/) - Jobs Senior ML Engineer (d/f/m) Senior ML Engineer (d/f/m) We offer a great vision and exciting challengesWe are a well-coordinated, interdisciplinary team of around 14 experienced colleagues who have successfully mastered one of the most complex challenges of our time: the development of a robot figure that looks like a living being, whose sympathetic presence
- [Press & News](https://navelrobotics.com/en/press-news/) - Press kits navel robotics Pressemappe DEUTSCHnavel robotics press kit ENGLISHpress photos for download Our recent LinkedIn posts Press photos for download
- [manuals](https://navelrobotics.com/manuals/) - Betriebsanleitung Wir erweitern kontinuierlich den Funktionsumfang von Navel, was auch zu Änderungen in der Handhabung führen kann. Auf dieser Seite finden Sie das aktuelle Navel-Handbuch in verschiedenen Sprachen. Bitte laden Sie hier die neueste Version als PDF herunter. DeutschEnglishItalianoPortuguês Wir bemühen uns, das Handbuch in verschiedenen Sprachen in hoher Qualität bereitzustellen. Sollten Sie jedoch Fehler
- [Navel - the new empathy robot for good care](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-the-new-empathy-robot-for-good-care/) - navel robotic beings you want to be with Buy navel Navel activates care receivers Navel addresses each person individually by nameNavel remembers previous conversations.Navel chats about everyday things and tells jokes, poems etc.Navel knows his way around all topics: Cooking, crafts, countries, history, art, technology, etc Navel creates a good atmosphere Navel looks at people
- [Demo Movie](https://navelrobotics.com/en/demo-movie/) - Customers' voices, 2025 Please use Chrome or Firefox browser.
- [Developer](https://navelrobotics.com/en/developer/) - the resources you can use to start your own project with your navel research robot manual describes the easy handling of navel: charging, connecting, starting, maintenance, etc. navel control studio web application for direct control of navel without programming – quick and easy. Well suited for Wizard-of-Oz tests. SDK documentation description of the Python SDK
- [security](https://navelrobotics.com/en/security/) - Product security If you believe that you’ve discovered a security or privacy vulnerability that affects navel robotics devices, software, or services, please report it directly to us at security@navelrobotics.com . Reports should include specific product and software version(s) that you believe are affected; a technical description of the behavior that you observed and the behavior that
- [Speicher Stellenausschreibung](https://navelrobotics.com/speicher-stellenausschreibung/) - Jobs Unsere offenen Stellen Erfahrener Softwareentwickler (d/w/m) gesucht! CSO / CBDO (m/f/d)Chief Sales & Business Development Officer We offer vision, participation and autonomy.We are a small, experienced and interdisciplinary team that has developed a new generation of social robots through a deep tech approach: Navel is a robotic character that acts like a living being
- [BMBF Projekt VIVA](https://navelrobotics.com/viva/) - VIVA VIVA ist der Name eines Forschungsprojekts zur Entwicklung eines Social Robots und zugleich dessen Name. Das Projekt wird von einem Forschungsverbund aus sechs Partnern von Industrie und Wissenschaft durchgeführt mit navel robotics als Koordinator. Es wird vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) im Rahmen des Forschungsprogramms „Technik zum Menschen bringen“ gefördert. Hintergrund Roboter
- [AGB](https://navelrobotics.com/agb/) - AGB GTC Auf dieser Seite können Sie unsere allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen herunterladen.Es gibt für die beiden Produkte NavelResearch und NavelCare jeweils separate AGBs. Bitte wählen Sie:AGB für NavelResearchAGB für NavelCare On this page you can download our general terms and conditions.There are separate terms and conditions for the two products NavelResearch and NavelCare. Please select:GTC for
- [Research Project VIVA](https://navelrobotics.com/en/research-project-viva/) - VIVA The research project aiming to develop a social robot from scratch and the social robot itself share the same name: VIVA.In VIVA’s implementation navel robotics leads the research consortium of six partners coming from industry and academia. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the
- [Sozialer Roboter](https://navelrobotics.com/soziale-roboter/) - Was ist ein sozialer Roboter? Weil wir oft gefragt werden, was ein sozialer Roboter ist und was ein sozialer Roboter können soll, wollen wir auf dieser Seite unser Verständnis von sozialen Robotern erläutern. Beginn der sozialen Robotik Roboter wurden ursprünglich entwickelt, um dem Menschen häufig wiederkehrende mechanische Arbeit abzunehmen. Seit 20 Jahren werden auch sogenannte
- [Roboter in der Pflege](https://navelrobotics.com/navel-der-soziale-roboter-in-der-pflege/) - Navel – empathischer Roboter in der Pflege Navel ist seit Oktober 2023 als Vorserienprodukt in mehreren Pflegeheimen im Einsatz. Wir wollen hier verschiedene Aspekte rund um das Thema Roboter in der Pflege adressieren.ThemenGute PflegeRoboter in der PflegeSoziale Superkräfte von sozialen RoboternRoboter mit Empathie?Wollen Pflegebedürftuge mit sozialen Robotern interagieren?Anwendungsfälle von Navel in der Pflege (Einsamkeit, Aktivierung,
- [robot for care](https://navelrobotics.com/en/navel-empathic-roboter-for-care/) - Navel - empathic robot for care Navel has been in use as a pre-series product in several care homes since October 2023. We want to address various aspects of the topic of robots in care here.TopicsGood careRobots in careSocial superpowers of social robotsRobots with empathy?Do people in need of care want to interact with social
- [What is a social robot?](https://navelrobotics.com/en/social-robots/) - What is a social robot? Because we are often asked what a social robot is and what a social robot should be able to do, we want to explain our understanding of social robots on this page. Beginning of social robotics Robots were originally developed to relieve humans of frequently recurring mechanical labor. For 20
- [News english](https://navelrobotics.com/en/news-2/) - Neueste Beiträge Navel now operates in nursing homes 4. Dezember 2023 Small series production of Navel has started 4. September 2023 artificial empathy at ZDF – Navel on German television 24. August 2023 „In-The-Wild“ Test: Navel in the nursing home 6. April 2023 Navel excites HRI researchers at Stockholm conference 21. März 2023 Linkedin

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