The AI 'care bots' can detect health hazards, and let people who are unable to speak or move freely to communicate what they need.
abc.net.au/news/are-high-tech-homes-the-future-for-assisted-living/101695802Two Queensland universities have teamed up with a tech start-up to see how "care bots" can improve the lives of people who need high-level care.
The trial focuses on people with acquired brain injuries and disabilities that require assisted living.A ceiling mount can detect fevers, choking, falls, moisture, seizures or elevated heart rate.While it has been used in gaming, developers Ariel Care say they are creating a "new language" with algorithms that let people use an eye movement or gesture to send a message to their carer's mobile phone or computer.
"Instead of him screaming out, at the top of his voice, as he does sometimes, but we can't understand what he wants."The 61-year-old now lives in a joint care home in Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Ms Caddis comes every day and carers are on duty when she is not there.
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