Kompaï-3 (2019) by KOMPAÏ Robotics, Bidart, France.
"This robot supports independent living and sociability for OAs [Older Adults]. The Kompaï robot provides miscellaneous services: day and night surveillance, mobility assistance, fall detection, shopping list management, agenda, social connectivity, cognitive stimulation and health monitoring. The Kompaï robot can also recognize speech, navigate through unknown environments, avoid obstacles and detect risky situations. Users interact with the robot via a touch screen and voice, and it is equipped with a small handle to help the elderly rise. Kompaï’s third version platform was improved to be more user-friendly." – A Review on the Use of Mobile Service Robots in Elderly Care, Pouyan Asgharian, Adina M. Panchea and François Ferland.
"The acquisition by a French investor and the transfer of Robosoft's activities to Toulouse led to Robosoft's liquidation in April 2017. "I had ceased my activities with Robosoft in 2015, but I was a minority shareholder. I bought Kompaï's assets before the liquidation," recounts Vincent Dupourqué, who limits his communication on this matter, which is clearly not entirely resolved… In July 2016, he created the company KOMPAÏ robotics in Bidart to dedicate himself solely to the development of the Kompaï robot. A small team of five engineers is currently working on the third version of Kompaï. The goal is to lower the current price to around €20,000-€25,000, explains Vincent Dupourqué, with a market launch within two years at a price of €5,000. A partnership has been established with the French group Korian, which operates 710 nursing homes and assisted living facilities (365 of which are in France) across Europe. "Initially, we are targeting the market for long-term care facilities for dependent elderly people (EHPADs), with Kompaï positioned as a tool for staff. Discussions are underway to adapt organizational structures." As you can see, introducing a robot—even one with a friendly face—into human teams requires diplomacy. The latest artificial intelligence technologies, particularly in the area of conversational intelligence, will be integrated. The development of Kompaï will inevitably involve the arrival of investors; this is the rule for a young, innovative company like KOMPAÏ robotics." – A third generation of Kompaï robots, La Semaine No 1231, June 15 2017.
