Acanto mentioned in an important Italian Newspaper
The ACANTO project has been mentioned in a piece on service robotics made in the Science and Technology section of an italia newspaper with a mass circulation. Link
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First Review in Bruxelles
The ACANTO project has undergone the first review in Bruxelles in March 2016. The outcome of the review has been positive, and the team received appreciation for the work done, useful feedback and encouragement for the future.
ACANTO on Bloomberg News
Nick Lieber (journalist at Bloomberg) has written a web article on Robotics for elderly assistance in Europe. The article has been published on Bloomberg News website and it explicitly mentions ACANTO as one of the leading edge project in the…
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ACANTO team at CDC
The ACANTO team has participated in the flagship conference on control systems (the Control Decision Conference) held in Osaka Japan (December 2015). Antonello Giannitrapani presented a shared work between Siena and Trento on how to guide the FriWalk by using…
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The ACANTO team mentioned in a scientific TV show produced by the Italian TV (RAI)
December 7th 2015 The RAI broadcasting company (the public TV broadcaster in Italy) has aired a TV show named CAMPUS Italia, in which the research activities carried out in the DISI department in Trento had the lion share. In this…
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Project meeting in Madrid
Madrid, Nov. 30th – December 1st The ACANTO consortium had its plenary meeting in Madrid, in the premises of the University Hospital of Getafe. The participants discussed the achievements of the first months of the project and decided a number…
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Article on DAli/Acanto on Cordis
The article dedicated to DALi project named ” DALi: Robot walker for elderly people in public spaces” has just been published. The article explicitly talks about the development of the idea that have lead to the ACANTO project.
ACANTO mentioned in a post on EC Digital Agenda Blog
The coordinator of ACANTO has been invited to prepare a post for the prestigious blog on EC digital agenda. You can read it here: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/blog/dali-new-vision-robot-assistance-active-ageing
ACANTO/DALi’s technology on Euronews
ACANTO technology is taking centre stage in the international media. In a recent visit a troupe from Euronews coordinated by Dr. Julian Lopez has prepared a News Report on the outcome of DALi’s technology, which will be the technological baseline…
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Workshop in Getafe
One of the first relevant activities of ACANTO has been a clinical workshop organised in the premises of the hospital of GETAFE. This was a very important opportunity for the technical and the medical teams of ACANTO to know each…
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