Hi! I’m Xin Xin

Xin Xin is the Singapore Heart Foundation’s newest social robot that is involved in enhancing the interactivity of the Blood Pressure (BP) Initiative @ Schools programme. This programme is a 1-hour workshop targeted at Primary 5 students, to educate them on high BP and the importance of keeping their BP healthy. Xin Xin is part of a research collaboration with the Nanyang Technological University, to explore the use of social robots as a valuable tool to engage children and impart health messages more effectively.

About Xin Xin

Xin Xin is a direct translation from the Chinese words – 新心, which means new heart. It is also an interpretation of us embracing new technology to advocate for heart health.

• Gender: Female   Height: 58cm   Weight: 4.3kg

• Interactions:

  Xin Xin can read out BP measurement results from the BP monitor and analyse if the BP is normal.

• Sight:

  Using two cameras in her eyes, she can recognise:
  • A variety of food pictures and identify the one with the lowest salt intake (Salt Intake Game).
  • QR codes embedded with various BP numbers and identify the correct range via a QR code, to the posed question (Understanding your BP Numbers Game).

• Communication:

  She can speak via built-in speakers and share interesting key facts about blood pressure

• Touch:

  The numerous sensors in her head, hands and feet, enable her to perceive her environment and respond to touch during interactive games.

• Mobility:

  Xin Xin can move and interact like a human, due to her humanoid shape. She can also gesture as she speaks, to engage the children.

For more information about Xin Xin and the BP Initiative @ Schools programme, please call 6354 9372/78 or email bp_initiative@heart.org.sg.