Featured in the Lab
Photo by AGE-WELLLocated on the UNBC campus, our laboratory features innovative AgeTech from some of our partners. Book a lab tour or read more below!
By detecting human activities using built-in AI, the AltumView Sentinare 3 collects activity data, and send alerts when emergencies such as falls are detected. It uses converts people to stick figures, protecting privacy.
Amagami is a Japanese word for the charming gesture where pets and babies gently nibble your finger with their small teeth. Sadly, you need to harden your heart and scold them for this act. AMAGAMI HAM HAM frees you from this dilemma so that you may experience amagami without duty.
Best Buy Health Canada curates technology solutions to support their customers health and well-being goals through their Best Buy Healthy Homes program. Their solutions make it easy to manage care, safety, mobility, connection, and fun.
Bike Labyrinth facilitates engagement through immersive cycling simulations that aim to keep individuals connected with the broader world through exercise technology. Offering over 750 virtual bike tours, users can cycle the world from the comfort of their home through innovative display technology that is compatible with all exercise bikes.
Bide uses discrete sensors sensors which detect light and movement at night and then automatically play a recorded message from a loved one which gently reminds them of their whereabouts, which can help prevent falls.
With accessible tablet technology, Care2Talk facilitates meaningful connection between HomeHospice residents and their families, healthcare providers, and grief supports.
MediSuivie’s CarePredict system can automatically compute older adults’ activities and provide advanced insights to long-term care staff or loved ones.
Centivizer’s 2RaceWithMe promotes physical exercise and social interaction, providing aging individuals and caregivers a new way to connect by pedaling through a collection of scenic video courses.
Dementia Resources for Eating, Activity, and Meaningful Interaction (DREAM), with a number of learning modules, educates and helps to meet needs of people with dementia and the communities around them.
Select Kobo eReaders have a vast number of accessibility options, and the use of eReader technology may decrease apathy for those aging in long-term care homes.
Just Vertical can offer residents of long-term care homes with an indoor gardening activity that is both accessible and rewarding.
Philips Hue’s smart lighting systems can improve quality of life for aging individuals by matching the sun’s cycle, creating a healthier environment in long-term care homes for natural sleep.
Root & Seed facilitates communication between older adults and their families through conversation cards that encourage the sharing of family tradition. Their products bring families closer together, helping to maintain healthy bodies, minds, and relationships for those involved.
Steadiwear’s Steadi-Two Plus is a non-invasive solution to steady the hand of and enable those with Parkinson’s or Essential Tremor Disease to age safely and independently.
Qoobo is a therapeutic robot in the form of a cushion with a tail. When caressed, it waves gently. When rubbed, it swings playfully. And, it occasionally wags just to say hello. It's comforting communication that warms your heart the way animals do.
Swift Skin and Wound. Providing a comprehensive database to better inform wound identification and management, Swift offers a modern and accessible approach to wound care.
Thriving.AI combats social isolation among aging individuals with a comprehensive care platform. Through one simple application, it provides older adults and care providers with remote monitoring tools, curated media, and communication services to maintain health, happiness, and connection with their circle.
Toch Sleepsense gives care providers peace of mind by addressing fall prevention while providing vital sleep reports and analysis to help improve quality of sleep. Toch Smarturns make older adults’ cooking safer by sending alerts if the stove is left unattended for a set period. Tochtech’s VeriCare is a monitoring system to support those aging at home.
VanTech Sunny1. Designed to facilitate social interaction when human interaction is not possible, the Sunny-1 employs doll therapy and generative AI to create meaningful conversation and monitor behaviour to improve health outcomes.
VitalSeer. Providing users the opportunity to take and share medical-grade vital sign readings via a smartphone-based platform, VitalSeer facilitates agency and independence among a wide breadth of potential users.