The companies Nayar Systems and SemanticBots, linked to Espaitec, Scientific and Technological Park of the Universitat Jaume I, offer technological solutions to facilitate accessibility for the elderly or people with disabilities.

Technology firms Nayar Systems y SemanticBots develop innovative projects around improving accessibility for older people or people with disabilities. Both companies have been aware of the problems it poses for people with physical and/or sensory disabilities to use any type of transport, access public or private information, and carry out procedures with the public administration.

Castellón technology companies offer solutions in each of their business sectors with the aim of promoting accessibility for older people or people with disabilities. Nayar Systems has developed an elevator push system using mobile phones and Bluetooth technology to avoid physical contact with the buttons. For its part, SemanticBots has created SayObo, an inclusive chatbot development platform also adapted for people with visual disabilities and older people, whose main objective is to facilitate access to information and digital procedures of organizations, both public and private.

Nayar Systems and the PULSE app

PULSE It is the result of the collaboration between the ONCE Foundation, the Spanish Business Federation of Elevators (FEEDA), and Nayar Systems. The ONCE Foundation, providing knowledge regarding accessibility and vision of the group; the Spanish Business Federation of Elevators (FEEDA), transmitting the interests and needs of the sector; and Nayar Systems, developing the solution technology.

PULSE is a Elevator pulsation system using mobile phone and Bluetooth technology to avoid physical contact with the buttons. The main challenge of the project was to develop, together with accessibility experts, a simple and functional elevator call application for all types of users, following the concept of design for everyone and the rules WCAG 2.1. On the other hand, An intuitive product has been designed, easy to install and compatible with any brand on the market.. The result has been the development of a mobile application and the manufacture of a physical device that, installed in the cabin and in the hallway, allows any user to use the elevator without physical impediments. The PULSE app incorporates functions such as screen reading through assistants, accessible colors and typologies, and use through voice commands.

SemanticBots and the inclusive SayObo platform

SayObo, was designed by SemanticBots thanks to the collaboration with people with disabilities from the research group TKBG (Temporal Knowledge Base Group) from the Universitat Jaume I, professionals experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) y Big Data; and specialized in the development of conversational platforms (chatbots) based on Inclusive AI.

SayObo is an inclusive chatbot development platform also adapted for people with visual disabilities and older people, whose main objective is to facilitate access to information and digital procedures of organizations, both public and private. The inclusive Artificial Intelligence system enables written text to the characteristics required by the user, creating a specific interface instantly and answering in different languages. It also evolves its knowledge base, adapting to users as it interacts with them.

Platform SayObo has become a great ally for society, being a innovative Artificial Intelligence tool that allows reducing the digital divide that affects millions of people in the world. The team of SemanticBots is developing projects for smart tourist destinations, Smart Cities, public administrations, education and health with its platform, among others. This year the company received the awards «Science and Research» y «Social Good Award", by Onda Cero Castellón and the Catalan Association of Artificial Intelligence (ACIA).

Nayar Systems and SemanticBots

Nayar Systems is a technological engineering company born in 2007 in Castelló, its firm commitment to investment in new technological developments has allowed it extensive expansion both nationally and internationally. It is currently present in 31 countries around the world, with physical offices in Spain and China. Focused on the lifting sector and the Internet of Things (IoT), her experience and professional career have made her an ally for companies to achieve operational excellence, as she transforms facility data into understandable information for the user, working for the accessibility of knowledge and technological dissemination.

SemanticBots is a Spin-Off company created in Universitat Jaume I, dedicated to design and development of inclusive conversational platforms based on chatbots with Artificial Intelligence. The applications of these platforms are very diverse, and range from digital marketing industry, the Industry 4.0, attention to citizens, to assistance and relationship with clients. Its technology adapts to each client and is aimed at capturing and analyzing the conversations generated by users on these platforms. The products and services they offer are based on the results of years of research carried out by their team, highly qualified professionals with extensive experience in information technologies and systems.

Espaitec's companies, Nayar Systems and SemanticBots, offer technological solutions to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities as well as those who require special attention, such as the elderly. In general, those whose degree of dependency is considerable and require adapted technologies that facilitate greater autonomy.

The inclusive projects of both companies are described in greater depth in IoT&Elevators, a free magazine that designs, edits and produces Nayar Systems with the aim of disseminating the technological knowledge generated in the area of ​​lifting and industrial IoT. 3.000 copies are distributed, in Spanish and English, among managers in the lifting and industrial IoT sectors. Professionals participate in each issue of the magazine along with leading Spanish and international companies that work on technology, focusing in this sixth issue on the topic of accessibility.