Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

At Dream Face, we are developing socially assistive robots that ease the workload of caregivers and provide support to aging adults. Socially assistive robots like "Ryan" reduce caregiver workload by supplementing important daily tasks such as conversing with residents and faciliting game play. Learn more. Dreamface Ryan. “ Learn more.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

From electric motorcycles and low-profile automobile antennas , the unfolding TV to robotic pool cleaners and lawn mowers and construction , it sounds like it was a noisy place. With so many entrants in the AgeTech, accessibility and health categories seeking visibility and possible global reach. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

But other categories of usage and their user groups are coming into focus – consider the multiple examples in senior living during the visitation lockdown. Not just telehealth, but robots for cleaning or engagement technologies to mitigate isolation are ramping up.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Here are 10 new offerings of interest, all information from the company’s website or news articles: Aeo, helper robot. Its appendages are strong enough to lift an 8-pound cooler and gentle enough to hold a phone without dropping or crushing it with its mechanical robot arms. Jabra Enhance Plus OTC hearing aid. " Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 10, 2022

See robots in manufacturing, automated floor cleaners in stores, or voice-AI order taking in drive-throughs. Whether it is after-hours tech-enabled check-ins, in-home fall detection sensors, use of a voice-enabled emergency call system or robotic companionship services, the tech for optimization is in the market now. That is a sign.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

The chances that both categories will draw from the same labor pool seem unlikely. Well, as Jane Sarasohn-Kahn’s blog notes, it’s a given that robots won’t save us in the near (by 2030) term. category tags: Home Care , home health care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , tech-enabled home care.

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Nursing 139

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JUNE 27, 2023

Robotic assistance: Robots equipped with AI capabilities can assist with physical tasks such as lifting heavy objects, providing mobility support, or helping with household chores. These robots can also be programmed to provide companionship and emotional support.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The interviewees for the 2018 report were optimistic, near giddy with enthusiasm about a category that was then only a few years old. Voice is the interaction method for current and future robots, part of our customer service experience on the phone (for good or ill). Looking back -- excitement was in the air in 2018.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2020

Eastmont Senior Living in Lincoln, Nebraska, recently rolled out two Skybots, robots that use UVC light to disinfect rooms - and help them in the fight against COVID-19. The robots were created by Belgian robotics software firm Zorabots. category tags: robotics , Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health , social isolation , covid-19.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Tech Categories. Tech Categories. Tech Categories. Robotic cats, dogs. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline. Needs of the Early stage. Activities of daily living. Motion sensors. Medication reminders. Smart doorbells. Smart thermostats. GreatCall Lively Home MedMinder , PillPack Ring Nest.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Labrador has designed a system of pallets and trays that allow its Retriever robot to carry out fetching tasks autonomously." category tags: IoT and home monitoring , baby boomers , senior living. Learn more. Learn more.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Some examples are: Remote home monitoring: Elder care robots that can assist nurses and caregivers to focus on the elderly person’s needs 1. Conversational agents and assistive robots: Systems that can provide social interaction, entertainment, or reminders 3. category tags: Generative AI , fall prevention, fall detection

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 20, 2021

Here are 8 more: CareClever Cutii. " Cutii is a Companion Robot for isolated seniors. ITRI Dual Arm Robot. " The Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan developed a Dual Arm Robot System (DARS) that can perform different tasks for humans without specific tools. Cutii is designed for friendship. Learn more at ITRI.

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MARCH 7, 2023

And that’s after your password is accepted – and your identity is verified after you checked 'I'm not a robot' box. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones Feeling safe and protected. And having a paper check stolen out of an envelope and readdressed to a thief this past year.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 30, 2019

2018 was a banner year for competitions in the age-related categories. ElliQ from Intuition Robotics won Best of Innovation at CES 2018. And if you think categories are missing or no longer matter, please speak up! category tags: Voice First/AI technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Seniors.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

What changes will be wrought in smart home categories – sensors, robotics, predictive analytics that improve remote monitoring and carein a post-Covid world? category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Family caregivers , home health care , IoT and home monitoring. Thoughts welcome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Weird and wacky, teeny-tiny, virtual, augmented, robotic, metaverse-y – remote this-and-that. For older adults, that included the following potentially obsolete categories: Medical alert devices (fall detectors, communicators, etc.), The press releases for next week’s 2023 Consumer Electronics Show are stacking up.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’ Regulation of cognitive training programs?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 30, 2018

Skip the tech – listen to the experts interviewed – first robots. The bad news -- another in a long line of ‘robots and chatbots look after the elderly,’ with promotions of those oft-promoted Care.coach and ElliQ , adding Catalia Health’s cute Mabu. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , dementia care , social isolation.

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Nursing 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A prior report recommending change in the hearing technology industry may have contributed to or encouraged the sale of PSAPs and the introduction in 2018 sale of over-the-counter hearing aids – and may have encouraged additional categories of hearing aids and the growth of interest in 'hearables.’ Regulation of cognitive training programs?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 25, 2018

Think about the growth in kiosks and self-service across multiple categories. Yet in personal care delivery -- whether in senior living, home care, home healthcare – the only idea, grasped like an out-of-reach straw, has been an in-home robot. And as for caregiving robots?

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Digital Health 82

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in New York State, the rollout of AI companion robot ElliQ to 800 seniors reportedly resulted in a "95% reduction in loneliness. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline Five technology offerings to mitigate social isolation of older adults. Learn more at Rendever.

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Nursing 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Will robots help us in our homes – now and within 10 years? Put all that together and at least the concept of helpful robots sounds pretty good. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , robotics , Home Care , home health care , senior living , SNF. Context matters: consider the likely status of people in 10 years.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 20, 2021

Here are 8 more: CareClever Cutii. " Cutii is a Companion Robot for isolated seniors. ITRI Dual Arm Robot. " The Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan developed a Dual Arm Robot System (DARS) that can perform different tasks for humans without specific tools. Cutii is designed for friendship. Learn more at ITRI.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 18, 2019

These five companies presented at What’s Next this week in New Orleans today -- Loro was one of the audience choice winners, along with Intuition Robotics. Information is from the websites of the companies: LoroCo – smart companion robot for wheelchair users. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , robotics.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other new innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

And in New York State, the rollout of AI companion robot ElliQ to 800 seniors reportedly resulted in a "95% reduction in loneliness. Read more. category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , smartphones, cellphones , social isolation It's news -- 600 nursing homes closed so what’s the strategy to fix?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Camanio Care offers digital service platforms for digital care, robotics, assistive devices and gamification, with products such as Camanio Smart Care , BikeAround™ , Bestic® and Giraff™. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Learn more at TCare.

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JUNE 21, 2018

Ohmni Robot. category tags: baby boomers , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth , Family caregivers , VR/AR technology , voice/AI technology. MyndVR –MyndVR is a national health and wellness company providing Virtual Reality solutions to Assisted Living, CCRCs, Veterans homes, 55+ living communities and home-health care providers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A fusion of apparel and robotics -- Lightweight, breathable and comfortable; our apparel enables wearers to overcome limitations and achieve their full physical potential. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business. Learn more at Somatix.com. Learn more at myseismic.com.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

A competition winner here, a spotlight on hearing there , health tech here – here a robot , there a drone – everywhere a bus ride and 170,000 people, all apparently young and agile. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. Learn more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2018

Skip the tech – listen to the experts interviewed – first robots. The bad news -- another in a long line of ‘robots and chatbots look after the elderly,’ with promotions of those oft-promoted Care.coach and ElliQ , adding Catalia Health’s cute Mabu. Empathy is what you do, not what you feel." Really? How comforting.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 30, 2019

Their award-winning emotion recognition and behavioral prediction analytics technology utilize cognitive modeling and advanced machine learning algorithms to provide enriched conversational insights for interaction with voice assistants, chatbots, robotic virtual assistants, social healthcare robotics and mobile voice assistants."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 13, 2020

Built as an add-on to the PilloHealth robotic device, " the PAL tray provides patients with a convenient prefilled pharmacy consumable designed for seamless integration with the Pillo Health device. category tags: medication management , covid-19 , social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

Are there jobs being replaced in five years or simply eliminated due to technology? "In post-acute care, we need to innovate with caution e.g. robots though helpful could cause our elders to freak out – these need to improve 100,000-fold. category tags: SNF , healthcare , medication management , fall prevention, fall detection.

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Nursing 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are just five focused on older adults: Read more. About those Covid-19 nursing home deaths.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 11, 2023

Here are six prior attendees in the older adult, wellbeing category that serves older adults. CarePredict™, the leading AI-Powered Digital Health platform for senior care, announced today that their remote patient monitoring solution, CareGuide, was named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Digital Health category. Learn more.

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