This document discusses the Florence project, an EU-funded project that aimed to improve the well-being of elderly individuals through the use of a low-cost mobile robot platform. The project ran from 2010-2013 with partners from multiple European countries. The goals of the project were to use a general-purpose robot to connect standalone assisted living services for the elderly and improve care efficiency. Some applications tested included an intelligent doorbell, window controls, and fall detection. However, the project faced challenges with proprietary software, hardware dependencies, and the robot's ability to navigate real world environments autonomously.