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With robot hype, let's not forget -- chores keep elderly alive
There is lots of interest and even ratings of robots for accomplishing household chores. And as these products are refined and become more and more useful, they will be integral to helping the frail elderly stay in their homes -- those who cannot do chores like vacuuming or other household chores.
However, just as compelling, think about this study that showed the benefit of actually doing the chores. Take a look at this Institute for the Future analysis of a 2006 JAMA study: "Just doing household chores and other mundane activities of daily living is enough to help older adults live longer, new research suggests.
Elderly couch potatoes were much more likely to die within about six years than those whose lives included regular activity no more strenuous than washing dishes, vacuuming, gardening and climbing stairs, according to a study of adults age 72 to 80.
About 12 percent of people with the highest amount of daily activity died during the six-year follow-up, compared with nearly 25 percent of the least active participants."
The Giraffe -- robot
The Giraffe -- another robot -- possibly useful for the elderly.
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Giraff Robot in Home Health
I spoke at length with Stephen, CEO of Giraff Technologies about the awesome potential of using their Giraff robot in home health care to monitor medication compliance - among other things.
Here's a newer video of it being used in that setting: http://bit.ly/awzv68
I would love to take one for a test drive, but he says it's only being tested and marketed in Sweden and Europe, because the US health care system is too fragmented and difficult to work with. What a shame! Hopefully that will change one day soon.