Intro

TEEP-SLA is a 3-year (from December 2015 to November 2018, extended to May 2019) project, supported by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) and by Fondazione Roma, with the clinical support of Fondazione Sanità e Ricerca, that aims to create novel assistive technologies for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) patients. In particular, this project looks at satisfying the patients’ social interaction and communication needs with innovative patient interfaces and associated robotic technologies.

TEEP-SLA is an italian acronym for "Tecnologie Empatiche ed Espressive per Persone con SLA" (Empathic and Expressive Technologies for People with ALS), highlighting how such technologies will interpret the internal state of the users in order to facilitate their volitional acts.