# Semi Robotics – FIDI feeding robot > Semi Robotics Sp. z o.o. is a Polish company based in Łódź that designs and builds FIDI, a feeding robot. FIDI is an assistive device that lets people who cannot use their hands to eat have a whole meal on their own, at their own pace. It follows the user's face with a 3D camera and brings the spoon to the mouth without buttons, switches or joysticks. Key facts about FIDI: - FIDI is a product name, not an acronym. FIDI is the only product of Semi Robotics. - FIDI is an assistive device for an activity of daily living: eating a meal. - The device consists of a robotic arm, a 3D camera, a touch screen, a multi-compartment plate and interchangeable cutlery, all mounted on one base that stands on the table. - The caregiver serves the food, cut into pieces of about 1–2 cm, and starts the meal with one touch on the screen. - FIDI maps the user's face and mouth in three dimensions and corrects the spoon's path when the user changes position. - The user sets the pace: FIDI brings the next bite when the user is ready (opens the mouth). When the user turns the head away or closes the mouth, FIDI stops the movement and does not push the spoon. - FIDI learns during the meal what the user does not want to eat. When a portion from the same plate compartment is not eaten three times in a row, because the user refuses it or the spoon comes back with food, FIDI stops taking food from that compartment for the rest of the meal. It serves food from the other compartments, and when none of them has food left, it ends the meal. - Force sensors limit the force of the arm, and a detachable spoon mount protects the face and teeth. - The plate and cutlery are dishwasher-safe. - FIDI runs on mains power and works at a fixed place at the table. - FIDI is always used under the supervision of a caregiver. One caregiver can supervise several FIDI devices in the same dining room. Who FIDI is for: - Adults who understand the meal and stay in contact with others, but cannot bring food to their mouth by themselves. - Examples: people after a stroke, people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), people who are temporarily dependent after surgery or an accident. - In a care facility, staff decide who can eat with FIDI. Where FIDI is used: - Social care homes and nursing homes, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centres, hospital wards where patients need help with eating, and private homes. - FIDI has been tested with users in social care homes in Poland. How FIDI differs from other ways of assisted eating: - With hand-feeding, the caregiver holds the spoon and sets the pace, and one caregiver feeds one person at a time. With FIDI, the user sets the pace and the caregiver supervises the room. - Other feeding robots on the market are operated with a button or a switch, or bring the spoon back to a fixed point taught in advance. FIDI brings the spoon to the current position of the mouth, and the user pauses the meal with a facial gesture. How to get FIDI: - Care facilities can lease or buy FIDI. - Individuals buy FIDI for home use. - Prices are quoted on request through the contact form. Awards and distinctions: - 2024: 1st place, 12th RoboCity Technology Review (organised by the City of Warsaw). - 2024: 2nd place, Warsaw Booster Demo Day (organised by the City of Warsaw). - 2024: three distinctions, 3rd Mother and Child Startup Challenge (organised by the Institute of Mother and Child, Poland). - 2024: nomination to represent Poland in the Inclusion & Empowerment category, World Startup Awards. - 2025: 2nd place, Demo Day (organised by the City of Łódź and Invest in Łódź). Company details: - Semi Robotics Sp. z o.o., ul. Prezydenta Gabriela Narutowicza 40/1, 90-135 Łódź, Poland. - NIP (Polish tax identification number): 7252318805. - Contact: through the contact form on the website (links below). This file was last updated on 6 November 2026. A Polish version is available at https://www.semirobotics.pl/pl/llms.txt. ## Product description - [FIDI – full description in English](https://www.semirobotics.pl/en/index.md): How FIDI works, who it is for, where it is used and how to get it. - [FIDI – pełny opis po polsku](https://www.semirobotics.pl/pl/index.md): The same description in Polish. ## Website - [Semi Robotics – English](https://www.semirobotics.pl/en/): Main website in English. - [Semi Robotics – polski](https://www.semirobotics.pl/pl/): Main website in Polish. - [Semi Robotics – Deutsch](https://www.semirobotics.pl/de/): Main website in German. - [Semi Robotics – العربية](https://www.semirobotics.pl/ar/): Main website in Arabic. - [Contact form](https://www.semirobotics.pl/en/#contact): The way to ask about offers, prices, demonstrations and partnerships. - [Press kit](https://www.semirobotics.pl/media/): Logos of Semi Robotics and FIDI, photos of the FIDI feeding robot and of the team. ## Videos - [Feeding Robot FIDI – short presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KMBHwk759s): FIDI feeding a user during a meal. - [A meal with FIDI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwhV6ppqCmI): FIDI feeding a user during a meal. - [FIDI – device presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvdBgMmXzaQ): Presentation of the device (Polish title). ## Optional - [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@SemiRobotics): All videos of Semi Robotics. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/semi-robotics/): Company news. - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SemiRoboticsPL): Company news in Polish. - [Instagram](https://instagram.com/semi.robotics): Photos and short videos.