ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BV

Council of Coaches

Based based in Enschede, ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BV works in european innovation council.

Profile

Despite the proliferation of ICT solutions for personalized healthcare, there is still no easy way to provide older adults with integrated coaching services. Council of Coaches (COUCH) introduces a radically new virtual coaching concept based on multiple autonomous, embodied virtual coaches, which form together a personal council that fulfills the needs of older adults in an integrated way. Each Coach has his own expertise, personality and style of coaching; they might not always agree with each other, but they all share a single goal: to support you across every aspect of well-being, including physical, social, cognitive and mental support. The Council members listen to you, inform you, help you to set personal goals and inspire you to take control of your health. Give the council your thoughts, or listen and observe how the individual Coaches exchange their views on numerous issues. Apply your new skills in daily life and if the need arises, contact any of the coaches anytime, anywhere.
COUCH will be empowered by a novel Open Agent Platform, providing core functionalities for the development and deployment of Coaches, including technologies for non-obtrusive interactions between the user and the Coaches. To this end, leading edge spoken dialogue interaction technologies will be provided as embodied conversational agents that will join in conversations with the user. The platf

ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BV is positioned in european innovation council, a segment that rewards a clear, focused offering.

Its base of operations is Enschede.

It is recorded at the CLOSED stage.

Website: www.rrd.nl