5 New Technologies in Senior Care
The senior care industry has grown leaps and bounds, and it won’t be too long until technological innovations like robots will be able to keep seniors in their homes for longer periods of time by filling in the gaps of what they can’t accomplish on their own.
Here are some of the coolest innovations in senior care:
1. Human washing machine – made by the Sanyo Electric Company, it’s a clamshell-shaped assisted care bath. It releases body wash and shampoo, and creates suds to make the wash process happen automatically
2. Robot mobility suit – currently In the planning stages, this pant-shaped innovation will have the goal of helping immobile seniors get around without assistance
3. The Wakamaru device – this is a mobile speaking robot that’s 3-foot high that can help caregivers who also work out of the home to keep an eye on their loved ones at home
4. Cleaning robots – these might still be a ways off, but robots and other technological devices can help with housework and chores that make it challenging for seniors to live at home and keep up with the responsibilities
5. Transferring robots – since some seniors struggle with getting in and out of bed, or in and out of the tub, Japan has created a prototype robot that services this exact purpose
Sources:
1. NY Times
2. Reuters
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