An intuitive approach to obesity

Based at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, IncuTech’s Cory Kidd is a key driver in implementing initiatives identified by the Hong Kong Government-funded Innovation and Technology Commission.

With chronic obesity-related ailments such as diabetes and cardiovascular heart diseases sweeping the developed world, many people are becoming increasingly conscious about their weight. In perfecting he and his team’s innovative Intuitive Automata socially interactive robot, Autom, Cory Kidd shows that the Territory remains at the cutting edge of this field. Empowered by highly intuitive, patent-pending algorithms, Autom enables users to build up a long-term relationship with a friendly and attentive ‘trainer’ via easy on-screen interactions and spoken conversations. That no two conversations with Autom are ever the same further adds to both its novelty and effectiveness. The technology is so versatile and user-friendly it is now being adapted to help sufferers manage chronic diseases, ensure medical compliance and even care for the elderly.

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Intuitive Automata 开创了将互动机器人应用于家庭医疗保健领域的先河。在现代社会特别是发达国家和地区，多种慢性疾病日益蔓延, 而肥胖正是其最主要成因之一。肥胖会导致糖尿病、心血管疾病和其他慢性疾病。通过体重管理，这些疾病是有机会得到预防甚至根治的。我们第一个产品Autom™正是一个能大大提高减肥者成功机会的减肥教练机器人。

本公司拥有一套正在申请专利的算法。它结合了心理学、社会心理学和医学的理论以及人与机器人互动的多年实验成果。运用这项创新技术我们创造了引人注目的 Autom™ 社交互动机器人来帮助用户减肥。Autom™的核心软件平台可发展出许多不同的应用。Intuitive Automata也将藉此扩大Autom™的使用领域，从目前的体重管理延伸到包括慢性疾病管理，糖尿病，长期病患及老人护理的其他医疗市场。

Intuitive Automata 是香港科技园科技培育计划的成员之一，同时也获得了香港创新科技署小型企业研究资助计划（SERAP）的支持。