Matilda's Journey
Matilda is not just a robot to assist the elderly or help people with disabilities to be able to do their activities or your everyday receptionist at your workplace. Matilda is a thought that started back in 1997 when Prof. Rajiv Khosla started his research on Human-centric systems and emotional intelligence systems.
1997
Research and authored book publication
Prof Rajiv Khosla publishes his research in AI and machine learning with a human-centred approach
2000
Research and authored book publication
Prof Rajiv Khosla publishes his research in AI and machine learning with a human-centred approach
2003
Research and authored book publication
The book focuses on analysis, design and development of human-centered e-business systems. The applications described in this work, facilitates both e-business analysis from a business professional’s perspective, and human-centered system design from a system development perspective
2006
Patent
Rajiv files his patent on “Method and system for monitoring emotional state changes”  #2007327315
2007
NEC’s C&C Labs, Japan
Prof Rajiv Khosla is invited by NEC’s C&C (Computers and Communication) Innovation Research Laboratories in Nara, Japan to talk about his research and patent. The agenda of the meet was how to bring about a social perspective to the design of intelligent robots.Prof Rajiv starts as a consultant for the C&C Innovation Research Labs
2009
RECCSI establishment
NEC funded research centre RECCSI started at La Trobe University with partners from Kyoto University, Japan to engage in open innovations to address societal problems like the aging population crisis
2010
Canossa Homes, QLD
Australia’s first humanoid social robot (with human-like characteristics) MATILDA trials in an Italian residential aged care facility (Canossa Aged Care Home http://www.canossa.org.au/ ) in Trebonne, Northern Queensland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1oqYXKrrY
2011
Invitation for National Technology Workshop
Invited by the Australian government to formulate Australia’s Aged care Policy 2011  – Australian Government – Assistive Technologies enabled Workshop video
2012
Workflow automation with MATILDA
Embodying workflow automation (job interview) with Matilda  – Trial with La Trobe University students and staff
2012
Alzheimer’s Australia funding
Funding from Alzheimer’s Australia for conducting Australia’s 1st home-based aged care trial, $130,000
2012
Workflow automation with MATILDA
Embodying workflow automation (job interview) with Matilda  – Trial with La Trobe University students and staff
2012
Residential trials @ The Ashby, Melbourne
2013
Dementia Care
Australia’s 1st Home-based dementia care –  humanoid robot MATILDA deployed
2013
Research Publication
Publication of Residential Aged care trials – ‘Embodying care in Matilda
2013
Japan Country Strategy 2025
Research in Aged care included  in Australian government’s  2025 Japan country Strategy’ document
2014
Alzheimer’s Australia report
Report on Home-based aged care trials submitted to Alzheimer’s Australia
2015
Publication and trial outcomes
In our journey to develop MATILDA we have gone through extensive research
2016
Human Centred Innovation Pty Ltd.
The result of persistent development and close engagement with users is a unique social robot which enhances human qualities and transforms lives.
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