Sensors Aid Caregivers

In the near future, houses are going to have sensors placed throughout the house that send signals to their personal robots that let them know if they have sleepless nights or forget to take medication.  Like with the Smart House, these sensors are placed stragetically throughout the elder’s house to allow their robot caretaker to know what they need to do or what medications they need to take.  This will be linked to a webbased system that allows the human caretaker to monitor their elder and they are notified if anything happens to the elder right as it happens.  They can monitor how well they are recovering from surgery or how they are doing on their new perscriptions.  Fillia Makedon, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, said “Technology will let people grow old at home” (Charlotteobserver).  Allowing people to grow old in their homes is what every elder wants.  They want to be able to still live on their own as they grow older because they do not want to rely on someone else for their care and well being.  This system will enable the elders to have the security and comfort of their own home with the saftey and aid of a caregiver on call at all times.