Watch as Irish researchers reveal advanced AI robot that helps the elderly and disabled

Robotics engineers from Trinity College Dublin today unveiled 'Stevie II'.

It is Ireland's first socially assistive robot with advanced artificial intelligence.

Stevie II is the successor to Stevie, a robot who took the country by storm in 2017.

The new robot is more now mobile and dextrous and uses advanced sensing techniques.

The Trinity team that worked on the project spent months researching the best way in which to utilise Stevie.

AI robot 'Stevie II' from robotics engineers at Trinity College Dublin, with Brendan Crean, who helped trial the robot through the charity ALONE (Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Ireland's first socially assistive AI robot 'Stevie II' from robotics engineers at Trinity College Dublin, with Niamh Donnelly, a researcher with the Robotics and Innovation lab, during a special demonstration at the Science Gallery in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

 

They found that security and loneliness were two of the main problems that faced by the older generaltion.

They ensured that Stevie II would be capable of helping people in these key areas.

Assistant Professor in Trinity's School of Engineering and principal investigator on the project, Dr Conor McGinn said: "We found from interviews and focus groups that seniors enjoyed interacting with Stevie.

Stevie can have a wide range of high-impact uses, which may involve performing numerous assistive tasks, helping cargivers, and may even provide new interfaces to existing technologies."