Robots and sensors to help elderly stay independent

October 22, 2008 By Bob Moos

Someday soon, older adults may not need to move into nursing homes because they'll have a household of technological wonders to keep an eye on them when they become frail.



Content from McClatchy-Tribune Information Services expires 90 days after original publication date. For more information about McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, please visit www.mctdirect.com .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Glaucoma medications may be associated with reduced risk of death over 4-year period

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Airport security is a tech-firm gold rush

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to new survey, Americans support strong climate, energy policies

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Patient presumed vegetative communicates via brain scan: study

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (26) | comments 0


   
Rate this story - 5 /5 (2 votes)


October 22, 2008 all stories

Comments: 0

5 /5 (2 votes)

  • hide
  • Related Stories

  • Hearing assistance comes to the home (w/ Video)
    created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Efforts under way to make Web more accessible
    created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Rethinking artificial intelligence: Researchers hope to produce 'co-processors' for the human mind
    created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • Intel Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word (w/ Video)
    created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0
  • This smart wheelchair has laser vision
    created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0



  • hide
  • Relevant PhysicsForums posts

  • how to welding thin SS foil (0.002")?
    created Feb 08, 2010
  • Civil Engineering is hazardous to your career prospects
    created Feb 06, 2010
  • hot water circulator, kitchen faucet, ? mixing
    created Feb 06, 2010
  • Static or dynamic pressures in duct
    created Feb 06, 2010
  • More from Physics Forums - General Engineering

Other News

The power of 'random'

The power of 'random': 'Seemingly loopy' technique could dramatically improve communications networks

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

A radical new approach to the design of communications networks, called "network coding," promises to make Internet file sharing faster, streaming video more reliable, and cell-phone reception better -- among ...


'Revolutionary' water treatment units on their way to Afghanistan

Technology / Engineering

created 8 hours ago | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

The United States Army has taken delivery of the first two units of a "revolutionary" waste-water treatment system that will clean putrid water within 24 hours and leave no toxic by-products, according to scientists at Sam ...


Imec and Holst Centre achieve breakthrough in battery-less radios

Imec achieves breakthrough in battery-less radios

Technology / Semiconductors

created 9 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, Imec and Holst Centre report a 2.4GHz/915MHz wake-up receiver which consumes only 51µW power. This record low power achievement opens the door to battery-less ...


A general view of the arrival area of the Whistler Creek Alpine Skiing venue

Google Maps climbs to Olympic peaks

Technology / Internet

created 4 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google sent snowmobiles rigged with cameras into Canadian mountains so folks snug and warm at home will get views of slopes at the Winter Olympic Games kicking off on Friday.


Android

Google developing a translator for smartphones

Technology / Software

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is developing a translator for its Android smartphones that aims to almost instantly translate from one spoken language to another during phone calls.