The EU FP7 project ACCOMPANY has started! In this project we develop and test robotic systems for ‘re-enablement of elderly’: how can robots help a fragile elder to live independently. We will study novel ways of combining ambient sensors with robot sensors so that the robot system gets a more advanced awareness of the environment of the older user. We collaborate with University of Hertfordshire, Madopa, Fraunhofer Institute, Hogeschool Zuyd, University of Sienna and University of Birmingham