Autonomous Thinking Organic Machine, or ATOM, is a framework for the application of multi-modal, interactive, multitasking machine learning applied to personalize human-robot interactions for a broad diversity of individuals and their unique needs.
Developed by SoftBank Robotics Group, the NAO humanoid robot provides a suitable platform for our work in HRI.
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Planned applications for ATOM include critical health care challenges that require socially mediated, personalized, long-term support, such as:
- special needs education
- elderly care, and companionship
- physical and mental rehabilitation