HORIZON EUROPE – MASTER XR Project – “EMPAIRED” – Empathic AI and XR for Ergonomic Education

Project data

Funding Entity: European Commission

Call: MASTER 2nd Open Call

Coordinator: Università di Siena (Italy)

UNISI Principal Investigator: Prof. Patrizia Marti

Department: Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences (DISPOC)

Start date: 22 September 2025

End date: 21 June 2026

 

Description

EMPAIRED combines extended reality (XR) technologies and an AI-driven digital assistant to provide personalized ergonomic training. By merging real-time posture analysis, sentiment analysis, and real-time performance analysis with adaptive voice-based coaching, the project enhances engagement, inclusion, and competence development for students and workers in industrial and educational contexts. Moreover, the project develops an educational dashboard to consolidate key performance indicators, feedback logs, and ergonomic performance reports, supporting trainers and researchers in monitoring progress, identifying trends, and refining educational strategies. This modular system is experimented through a pilot, involving both experts and students to validate the project solutions in the operational environment.

 

Project website: https://www.empaired.eu/

 

Disclaimer: The project is funded by the 2nd Open Call of MASTER Project (Grant Agreement N° 101093079)