It was concern surrounding social isolation and loneliness in his own elderly father that led Associate Professor Don Kerr to look into the ways in which technology can empower people in later life. Kerr, who sits in the University of ...

Aged care staff are testing the usefulness of virtual reality headsets for senior clients, and it’s transforming wound management procedures. Originally developed by the gaming industry, VR intervention has emerged in clinical care as a non-medicinal method to distract patients ...

Robots will guide the hands of stroke survivors to retrain the brain in a new research project that aims to help people overcome spatial neglect. The neuropsychological condition often occurs after damage to the right hemisphere of the brain and ...

Academics have found that baby boomers are keen to enter the blogosphere, and once given the tools, will go online to discuss everything from genetically modified food to gothic horror fiction. University of the Sunshine Coast’s Dr Karen Sutherland has ...

One of the world’s leading roboticists, responsible for tech that disposes of explosives in war zones, wants to see more robotics catering for the ageing population. MIT Emeritus Professor Rodney Brooks, who worked for the university for a decade before ...

Residents of IRT Kangara Waters will soon be zipping around the Canberran facility in a driverless car. The provider will trial Pod Zero, which has been designed to safely navigate private roads in residential aged care communities. Users will be ...

A new app is changing the lives of carers and helping elderly patients receive at home care. The app AllowMe! was made possible by a $50,000 community grant from nib foundation, and aims to create a community of care for ...

What if a robot could be programmed to help frail and elderly people who fall in their home back onto their feet? University of South Australia PhD candidate Kalana Ishara Withanage is leading a project that aims to make it ...