Augmented Assisted Living, can it be a reAALity?
Virtual reality (VR) is based on computer-generated environments for you to interact with, and be immersed in, while augmented reality (also known as AR),...
Fourth Active & Assisted Living Investors’ Event
The fourth Active & Assisted Living Market Observatory Investors’ Event was organised alongside the StartupFest Heath 2-3 October, 2018 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The...
GREAT Persuasive Ambiances: supporting the daily structure of people with dementia
Technopolis spoke with Walter Ritter, researcher at the University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg and contributor to the project ‘GREAT Persuasive Ambiances’. We spoke at...
ActiveAdvice Guidelines: Dementia
People who suffer from a form of dementia experience the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning. Of course, technology cannot solve the...
ActiveAdvice Guidelines: Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way of contributing to a community, and it has positive impacts on the volunteer: it contributes to improve the quality...
Path Finder: A Health-Tech solution for walking with confidence
For older adults with mobility constraints, Path Finder has recently been launched. Path Finder is a shoe attachment that provides visual cues to help...
Public procurement of AAL technology in Sweden
The care of older people in Sweden is funded by municipal taxes and government grants. However, in recent times many municipalities are choosing to...
AAL technology: benefits and obstacles
As technology advances, intelligent systems involving artificial components are becoming more and more prevalent within the homes and environments of older adults. The benefits...
Centrica Active Ageing Global Challenge
Centrica is an energy and services company investing in new technology and ideas that will transform the way we live, work and move. Centrica...
A day with AAL: Join Martha, Thomas, Ann and Abraham
Martha is a 71-year-old woman. Her friends and family members noticed cognitive problems a while ago, and a non-optimal performance in memory tests revealed...
