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Yeh-Liang Hsu, 徐業良Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department

Director, Gerontechnology Research Center

Yuan Ze University, Taiwan 元智大學

Editor-in-Chief, Gerontechnology

JOCKEY CLUB SMART AGEING HUB OPENING CEREMONY & SYMPOSIUM

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

WE ARE DESIGNERS --

SMART LIVING, IOT, GERONTECHNOLOGY

CEO

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3G’S FOR the AGING SOCIETY: GERONTOLOGY, GERIATRICS, GERONTECHNOLOGY

•老人「福祉」科技，老齡福祉科技，樂齡科技…

“DESIGN technology and environment for independent living and

social participation of older persons in good health, comfort and safety”

• Scope of Gerontechnology: Health, Housing, Mobility, Communication, Leisure, Work

2016/09/20

THE NEXT HOTTEST THING IN SILICON VALLEY: GERONTECHNOLOGY

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Est. 2003

Research & Development

Industry-academia collaboration

Commercialization

GerontechnologyIndustry-Academia

Alliance

SEDA G-Tech

Smart LivingIoTGerontechnology

TransdisciplinaryEducation

Internationalacademic exchange

International Society for

Gerontechnology

New Taipei City

Design ThinkingTransdisciplinary

education program

Innovative Product Development Program

福祉科技與服務管理學刊

GerontechnologyOfficial Journal of the ISG

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OK, MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN

WORKING IN THIS FIELD, BUT…

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ARE YOU USING TELEHEALTH SYSTEMS

TO CARE THE OLDER ADULTS AT HOME?

WEARABLE DEVICES OR, LEAP BEADS智慧佛珠?

SMART HOME, SMART WHEELCHAIR, SMART ANYTHING?


THERE IS A HUGE GAP BETWEEN

USERS AND PRODUCTS…

Designers vs. Technologists

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https://agegracefully.shop/http://rehabwheelchair.com/

WHICH WALKING STICK DO YOU LIKE BETTER?

WHICH DO YOU THINK THE OLDER ADULTS WILL LIKE BETTER?


Persuasive technology: How to create that new behavior?

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• User Centered Design: NEEDS MOTIVATION

More fun than functions…


If the telehealth system is used to connect the older adult with

family members…

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BP and BG

Measurement

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Android App

Wi-Fi

3G/4G

Cloud Server

MQTT Broker

IoT Processor

CARE, INTERACTION, CONNECTION,

IN ADDITION TO HEALTH MONITORING

THE SON IS THE TRIGGER

https://www.facebook.com/enmeilai?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/enmeilai?fref=ts


Smart Home / Smart Living?

• CHT Smart Home

Service controller, wireless gas detector, wireless motion detector, wireless smart plug, wireless

temperature/humidity sensor, wireless smoke detector, wireless reed switch, wireless IP camera,

wireless remote controller

• SERCOMM Smart Home Control

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ARE THEY REALLY SELLING “LIVING”?


Transform artifacts seen in everyday lives into Internet of Things

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SUPPORTING THE CAREGIVERS!


IoT Bedroom: Event alert, M2M, Personalized information

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BP and BG Measurement

WhizCarpet: mobility monitoring / fall alert

WhizPad: sleep monitoring / leave bed alert

WhizTouch: IoT light / call button

WhizConnect: Bluetooth devices

MiBand for indoor tracking

Personalized information on mobile devices


WhizPad is a very comfortable mattress capable of motion sensing

• Special foam to reduce the risk of bed ulcer

• Leave bed alert in 3 stages to reduce risk of fall

• In-bed activity / sleep quality monitoring

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Gerontechnology needs transdisciplinary talents with designers’ mindset

• Design thinking!

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NEXT CHAPTER…

CREATIVITY PROTOTYPE PRODUCT SALES

IDEO (http://www.ideo.com)

CEO Tim Brown


Transdisciplinary learning

Real world problems and experience

• 18 hours, 1 credit design workshop

• 12 credit undergraduate program

• 2-year master degree program

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Yeh-Liang Hsu

[email protected]

Thank you

“DESIGN” IS OUR COMMON

LANGUAGE…

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