Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-18
Student-driven technology is offering some inventive solutions as Taiwan struggles to deal with a rapidly aging society. Last Friday, a new program called “Smart Aging Design” unveiled five prototypes of designs that can help the elderly.
This interactive device asks the user to use gestures to identify the correct object or person on the screen within a short window of time. A doctoral student at National Taiwan University, Lee Chiu-ming, says it can exercise brain and motor functions and slow down the progression of dementia.
Lee’s invention is one of five designs unveiled last Friday. It’s part of an education ministry initiative called “Smart Aging Design”, which brought together 40 students from six universities. The students were divided into five interdisciplinary teams and given a year to come up with designs that can help senior citizens overcome daily hurdles. [FULL STORY]