KogniHome
KogniHome innovation cluster - the intelligent apartment | |
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founding | 2014 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Bielefeld |
management | Helge Ritter (project spokesman ) Thorsten Jungeblut (project coordinator), |
Website | www.kognihome.de |
KogniHome is a regional innovation cluster led by CITEC , the Cluster of Excellence at Bielefeld University .
history
KogniHome is a consortium consisting of 14 project partners. The full title of the cluster is: KogniHome - the apartment that thinks for itself . The 14 partners come from science, industry, and social and health services. The cluster was founded in 2014 and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF ) with eight million euros until 2017. The aim of the cluster is to design a smart home that is equipped with intelligent, learning technology. For this purpose, the cluster was divided into three sub-projects (TP) and three cross-sectional projects (QP). A digital kitchen (TP1), an intelligent entrance area (TP2) and a personal trainer (TP3) are being developed. This technology should be operable through speech or gestures. Seniors and people with cognitive impairments in particular should benefit from the technology and, with its help, lead a self-determined life as long as possible within their own four walls.
The official spokesman for the consortium is the neuro-computer scientist Helge Ritter . He has also coordinated the CITEC Cluster of Excellence since 2007. KogniHome is coordinated by Thorsten Jungeblut from the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology ( CITEC ) at Bielefeld University . Other partners include the home appliance manufacturer Miele , the v. Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel and the Hella company from Lippstadt. The total volume, including own funds from the project partners, is 11.3 million euros. In 2015, the KogniHome innovation cluster was voted an Excellent Place by the “ Germany - Land of Ideas ” initiative and came in fourth place in the public vote and first place in the science category. In June 2016, KogniHome was recognized as the best performance in the Germany at its best campaign .
After the KogniHome innovation cluster was extended by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF ) to the end of 2017 after the graduation ceremony on June 23, 2017 , the association "KogniHome - Technology-Supported Living for People eV" was founded on December 14, 2017. The founding members are: the v. Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel , the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology ( CITEC ), Hettich , Miele , Steinel , Eben-Ezer and Hella . The board consists of: Ingmar Steinhart ( v. Bodelschwinghschen Stiftungen Bethel ), Thorsten Jungeblut ( Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC)) and Ralf Müterthies ( Hettich ).
Involved partners
The KogniHome innovation cluster consists of 14 project partners:
Research institutions
Industrial companies
- achelos
- v. Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel
- BGW Bielefeld Society for Housing and Real Estate Services
- DMW Schwarze GmbH & Co. Industrietore KG
- HANNING & KAHL GmbH & Co KG
- helectronics GmbH
- HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co.
- Hettich Holding GmbH & Co. oHG
- HJP Consulting GmbH
- Miele & Cie. KG
- Newspaper publisher Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG
Project structure
The KogniHome innovation cluster is divided into three sub-projects (TP) and three cross-sectional projects (QP):
Digital kitchen (TP 1)
In the digital kitchen sub-project, the consortium is developing technologies that facilitate cooking and the kitchen environment in general. With the intelligent kitchen unit, complicated recipes such as crème brûlée can be cooked. A recipe tracking assistant navigates the cook through the individual cooking steps and provides information. The cook can also communicate with the system through gestures and speech and does not have to use his wet hands. In addition, the digital kitchen can switch off automatically, for example, if it detects that the milk is about to boil over.
Intelligent entrance area (TP 2)
The intelligent entrance area is divided into: a cloakroom mirror that thinks for itself, an intelligent door and a functionalized dressing room. The mirror can give suggestions for clothes or indicate that a window is still open when leaving the apartment. The intelligent door recognizes the residents of the apartment by their faces using a camera and can open automatically. The dressing room is networked with both systems and can put out the right clothes.
Personal trainer (TP 3)
Subproject 3 includes active seating and a virtual avatar . On the one hand, the seating furniture can be individually adapted to the user, on the other hand, the roommates can use it to do strength training or fitness exercises . The virtual avatar can provide assistance and, for example, ensure that it is carried out correctly.
ELSI aspects (QP 1)
The acronym ELSI stands for Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (in German also ELSSA : ethical, legal, safety-related and social aspects). In this cross-sectional project, the partners deal with questions of ethics that are raised by the development of assistance technology. In this context, the consortium is also researching the legal and safety-related consequences of KogniHome. Social aspects are particularly important due to the use of KogniHome by seniors or people with cognitive impairments. The consortium is therefore planning to develop an ethical manifesto.
Virtual dialog assistants (QP 2)
In the KogniHome, a virtual dialogue assistant is supposed to deal with the residents' concerns in every room. It will be available in the front door, in the living room and in the kitchen in the form of a display. They are adaptable and can be customized by the residents. They can be operated using speech and gestures and should be programmed so intelligently that they can adapt better and better to the residents of the KogniHome.
Networking (QP 3)
Cross-sectional project 3 deals on the one hand with the networking of the individual components of the KogniHome and on the other hand with the localization of the individual residents within the apartment. Safety aspects such as those examined in QP 2 are also taken into account.
literature
- Publication on the virtual avatar: Ramin Yaghoubzadeh, Karola Pitsch, and Stefan Kopp (2015): Adaptive Grounding and Dialogue Management for Autonomous Conversational Assistants for Elderly Users In: Intelligent Virtual Agents - 15th International Conference , IVA 2015, Delft, The Netherlands 2015, Proceedings Springer publishing house.
Web links
- Videos about the KogniHome project: [1]
- Homepage Kognihome
- Bild Online: Eleven million euros for a smart apartment
- Bielefeld University press office: KogniHome is an excellent place
- Neue Westfälische: Interview with KogniHome partners
- Neue Westfälische: KogniHome is the winner from among 1,000 applicants
- WDR: Award for KogniHome ( Memento from December 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- WDR5: Better to live in an unusual way: The intelligent apartment
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage KogniHome. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Overview of KogniHome on the CITEC website. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Press release BMBF: People and technology hand in hand. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ New innovation clusters funded by the BMBF. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 11, 2015 ; Retrieved December 10, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ University of Paderborn: Project goals KogniHome. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 21, 2015 ; Retrieved December 10, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Helge Ritter re-elected as coordinator. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Thorsten Jungeblut Technical Faculty. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ^ Budget and organization of KogniHome. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ A home with brains. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 11, 2015 ; Retrieved December 10, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ KogniHome is an excellent place in the land of ideas. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ KogniHome on Germany at its best. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 28, 2016 ; accessed on July 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ KogniHome recognized as best performance. Retrieved July 28, 2016 .
- ↑ KogniHome celebrates the apartment of the future. Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
- ^ An association for the research apartment KogniHome. Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Partners from science, economy and diakonia found an association. Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Professor Dr. Ingmar Steinhart (Bethel board member). Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Partner of KogniHome. Retrieved December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/
- ↑ http://www.fh-bielefeld.de/
- ↑ https://www.uni-paderborn.de/
- ↑ http://www.achelos.de/startseite/
- ↑ https://www.bethel.de/startseite.html
- ↑ http://www.dmwschwarze.de/index.html
- ↑ http://www.hanning-kahl.de/startseite.html
- ↑ http://www.helectronics.de/
- ↑ http://www.hella.com/hella-com/index.html?rdeLocale=de
- ↑ https://www.hettich.com/de_DE/startseite.html
- ↑ https://www.hjp-consulting.com/
- ↑ https://www.miele.de/haushalt/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.nw.de/
- ↑ Overview of sub-projects. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ The digital kitchen. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ The intelligent apartment. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015 ; Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Smart Home - Smart but also safe? (PDF) Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ KogniHome - the entrance area. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Smart Home - Smart but also safe? (PDF) Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ KogniHome - The personal trainer. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Smart Home - Smart but also safe? (PDF) Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ KogniHome - ELSI. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ ELSI aspects in KogniHome. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 2, 2016 ; Retrieved February 4, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Smart Home - Smart but also safe? (PDF) Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ KogniHome - virtual dialog assistants. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Thinking apartment for life. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved February 4, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ With your personal virtual assistant through everyday life. Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ KogniHome - QP 3: Networking. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Smart Home - Smart but also safe? (PDF) Retrieved February 4, 2016 .