We are looking for partners for a follow-up project
The EduXBot project has been completed – but work on it is set to continue. The platform developed as part of the project has been validated as a proof of concept; we are seeking partners from academia, industry and the care sector to help integrate it into everyday care practice and develop it further into a market-ready system. The relevant applications for follow-up funding have been submitted. Interested organisations and companies are invited to contact Prof. Dr Stefan Twieg (Stefan.Twieg@hs-anhalt.de, +49 3496 67 2322).
EduXBot successfully completed – final reports now freely available
The EduXBot project (FKZ 03WIR3118A/B), funded by the BMFTR under the WIR! programme, was successfully completed in December 2025. Both final reports have been published as open access via TIB Hannover:
• Hochschule Anhalt – Part I: Brief report, Part II: Detailed account: doi.org/10.34657/31030
• Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg – Fact sheet: doi.org/10.34657/36064
We would like to thank all our partners, care homes and participants for their cooperation.
EduXBot presents and publishes at IEEE
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Mr Ravin Menghani, who presented his research findings on "Optimized Indoor and Outdoor SLAM for a Quadruped-Based Robot Walking Partner to Safely Promote Elderly Mobility and Support Nursing Staff". Mr. Menghani's work focuses on improving Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms specifically for the agile robotic dogs (quadrupeds) Unitree Go1 in outdoor environments for the EduXBot Project. [ BMFTR-Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt - „FKZ 03WIR3118A“ ]
Prof. Dr. Stefan Twieg and Subashkumar Rajanayagam co-authoured the conference and publication. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Stefan Twieg initiated, funded and supervised this project and research.
EduXBot: Second Developer Meeting
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The second developer meeting will take place on 15 March 2023 in the robotics lab at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. The EduXBot developers brainstormed and identified alternative technical possibilities in terms of development and protocol implementation with available mobile robotics, AR/VR interfaces, didactic programming applications and a community platform.
EduXBot: First Developer Meeting
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Following the kick-off meeting, the first developer meeting took place on 1 March 2023 at the WG Healthcare Research of the University Hospital Halle. Available robotic platforms and their own/developed applications/use cases/scenarios were presented to all to strengthen the co-creative goal of the project at an early stage. Previous participatory studies based on end-users and corresponding evaluations/results were also discussed. Many possible use cases/scenarios and applications related to EduXBot were discussed and documented.
EduXBot: Kick Off Meeting
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On 2 February 2023, the EduXBot kick-off meeting took place at Anhalt Köthen University of Applied Sciences. It was indeed a great start, where many important first steps, decisions and information were exchanged. All partners meet in person and discuss/decide on the project plan, milestones and regular communication periods.
