You’re old, you live alone, maybe you lose your glasses a lot or you forget to take your medicine on time. So what do you need? Zacharias the prototype robot of course – at least that is what an EU funded research consortium are banking on.

Futuris: Meet the robot designed to look after our elderly relatives

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Smart Regions: Laser research in Europe set to revolutionise our lives!

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Zacharias egy prototípus robot, amelyet arra terveztek, hogy az idős embereket segítse abban, hogy önállóan éljenek, javítsa az életminőségüket. De hogyan és milyen mértékben lehetséges ez? Aggeliki Kukuci hatvannyolc éves. A nyugat-görögországi Patraszban él, enyhe porckopástól szenved. Önként jelentkezett a radio-project nevű uniós kutatási programba, abban a reményben, hogy az segít rajta és a hozzá hasonlókon.

Futuris: Görög robot figyeli az idősek mozgását

Η Αγγελική Κουκούτση είναι 68 ετών. Ζει μόνη της στο σπίτι της στην Πάτρα. Συμμετέχει εθελοντικά τώρα στο ευρωπαϊκό ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα Radio, που θέλει να βοηθήσει ηλικιωμένους ανθρώπους.

Πάτρα: Ρομποτικός βοηθός για την υποστήριξη και την ιατρική παρακολούθηση ηλικιωμένων

Aggeliki a 68 ans. Elle vit seule à Patras, à l’ouest de la Grèce. Elle souffre d’une arthrose peu sévère. Elle est actuellement volontaire pour un projet de recherche européen qui, elle l’espère, aidera des personnes âgées comme elle.

Futuris: Zacharie, un robot pour personnes âgées vivant seules

Roboter, die älteren Menschen ermöglichen, länger allein im eigenen Haushalt zu leben: Eine Option für die Zukunft, an der verschiedene Forschungsprojekte arbeiten. So auch das europäische RADIO-Projekt.

Futuris: Mit 90 allein zu Haus - Roboter passt auf

Su nombre es Zacarías, es un pequeño prototipo de robot asistencial y ha sido diseñado para intentar mejorar la calidad de vida de personas mayores que como Aggeliki viven solas en sus casas. ¿Cómo y hasta qué punto es esto posible?

Futuris: Robots para mejorar la vida de los mayores

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Um pequeno robô pode ajudar a melhorar a autonomia e a qualidade de vida dos idosos que vivem sozinhos em casa. Chama-se Zacharias. É o protótipo de um robô projetado para melhorar a autonomia e a qualidade de vida dos idosos que, como Aggeliki Koukoutsi, vivem sozinhos em casa.

Futuris: Zacharias, Um robô para a autonomia dos idosos

Artificial intelligence can be used to create information and to counter fake news. But what are the challenges and opportunities within that? That question was at the heart of the annual science lecture of the Parliament’s scientific body (Science and Technlogy Options Assessment – STOA).

Artificial intelligence: a new media age

The European Parliament wants to reduce the death toll on roads by making driver assistance systems a must in every new vehicle in the EU

Improving road safety, one car at a time

The European Parliament is giving its green light to a new common electronic system to speed up checks at the Schengen area’s external borders. It will also register information on non-EU nationals, in order to facilitate the detection of fraud. Agustín  Díaz De Mera (EPP) explains the main objectives of this new law.

Smarter borders for Europe

The European Parliament is updating data protection rules to include new forms of communication such as WhatsApp and other instant messengers. The aim is to better protect people's privacy.

Reinforcing e-privacy

Several EU laws including those on posted workers, data protection and the Dublin regulation for asylum seekers are on the committees' agendas. Also on the table are results of the Panama Papers inquiry, women's cancers and much more.

Coming up: posted workers, Panama Papers, e-privacy and more

Five numbers to take away from the plenary in Strasbourg: Brexit talks, cybersecurity, Ryanair's flight cancellations , controversial Catalan referendum and telecoms package.

5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg: from Brexit to Catalonia

At the first October plenary session in Strasbourg, lawmakers will be setting out Parliament's position on Brexit negotiations, discussing the telecom package, dealing with cybercrime, tax fraud, mass airline flight cancellations and much more.

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