“HUG Project” receives awards at Softbank’s “Pepper App Challenge”

“HUG Project”, a project started by MHD Yamen Saraiji (PhD student at KMD) and KMD’s Project Senior Assistant Professor Charith Lasantha Fernando with Ducklings Inc. (http://ducklings.jp) received the following awards at Softbank’s “Pepper App Challenge” held in Tokyo on November 28th, 2015.

– Grand Prize Award 最優秀賞
– Best Care Welfare Award ベスト介護福祉賞

Reference for the awards (Softbank Official Page):
http://www.softbank.jp/robot/special/app-challenge/pac/#prize

Featured on:

– Gizmodo:
http://www.gizmodo.jp/2015/12/pepper_2015_winter.html

– Robott.info:
http://robott.info/robot-report-pacpic/