"R1 has been programmed to tell visitors something of the story of how a noble family crossed the Alps in the 11th century, gradually established a powerful duchy, and would eventually offer up the first king of a unified Italy in the mid-19th century."
"Dissonant as it might seem to be ushered around the prized collection of one Europe's fallen royal families by an A.I.-powered robot, in some ways it's no more than a physical embodiment of an experience already on offer at a range of cultural attractions."
"The humanoid docent has been zooming around the Palazzo's parquet floors (at a little more than one mile per hour) on-and-off for several years now as part of a project led by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) under Project Convince."
"Backed by €4 million ($4.7 million) in European Union funding, the goal has been to develop a robot that can autonomously assist visitors in cultural settings."
R1, a four-foot tall robot, guides visitors at Palazzo Madama in Turin, sharing the history of the House of Savoy and details about the museum's collection. Programmed to interact with guests, R1 can answer questions and provide deeper insights into the exhibits. This initiative is part of Project Convince, supported by €4 million in EU funding, aiming to develop robots that assist rather than replace human staff in cultural settings. R1 operates on the first floor and has been in use for several years.
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